Eulabēs εὐλαβής
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| εὐλαβής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eulabēs |
| Strong's number | G2126 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | devout |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Eulabēs (Greek εὐλαβής, Strong's G2126) is a Greek adjective meaning “devout”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὐλαβής, -ές
(εὖ, λαβεῖν), [in LXX: Mic.7:2 AB2 (חָסִיד); εὐ. ποιεῖν, Lev.15:31 (נָזַר hi.), Sir.11:7 א2* ;]
1. cautious, circumspect.
2. devout, religious, reverent: Act.2:5 8:2 22:12; δίκαιος καὶ εὐ., Luk.2:25.†
(AS)
(εὖ, λαβεῖν), [in LXX: Mic.7:2 AB2 (חָסִיד); εὐ. ποιεῖν, Lev.15:31 (נָזַר hi.), Sir.11:7 א2* ;]
1. cautious, circumspect.
2. devout, religious, reverent: Act.2:5 8:2 22:12; δίκαιος καὶ εὐ., Luk.2:25.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | devout (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | devout (2), god fearing (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Eulabēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Acts
- Acts 2:5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
- Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- Acts 22:12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).