ΣΕΒΕΙΝ, σεβειν
SEBEIN, sebein
Sounds Like: seh-BEIN
Translations: to worship, to revere, to honor, to venerate
From the root: ΣΕΒΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: ΣΕΒΕΙΝ is the present active infinitive form of the verb ΣΕΒΩ (or σέβομαι). It means to show reverence or devotion towards someone or something, typically a deity or a sacred object. It implies a deep respect and awe, often expressed through acts of worship or veneration. It can be used in sentences like 'It is good to worship God' or 'They taught them to revere the elders'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4576 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 19:310
- Book 3 — 7:179
- Book 4 — 6:137, 8:318
- Book 5 — 5:198
- Book 8 — 15:418
- Book 9 — 5:99, 13:264
- Book 10 — 4:50
- Book 11 — 4:87
- Book 12 — 5:259
- Book 15 — 8:276
- Book 20 — 2:34, 2:41
Justin Martyr
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 3:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 5:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΕΒΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΕΒΑΣΜΟΣ — reverence, worship, honor, awe, a reverence, an awe
- ΣΕΒΕΙ — he worships, she worships, it worships, he reveres, she reveres, it reveres, he honors, she honors, it honors
- ΣΕΒΕΤΑΙ — he worships, she worships, it worships, he reveres, she reveres, it reveres, he honors, she honors, it honors
- ΣΕΒΗ — you worship, you revere, you honor
- ΣΕΒΗΣ — pious, devout, reverent, a pious person, a devout person
- ΣΕΒΟΕΙΜ — to worship, to revere, to venerate
- ΣΕΒΟΜΕΘΑ — we worship, we revere, we honor
- ΣΕΒΟΜΕΝΟΣ — worshiping, revering, honoring, being devout, one who worships
- ΣΕΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who worship, of those who revere, of those who honor, of those who venerate
- ΣΕΒΟΝΤΑ — worshiping, revering, venerating, devout, those who worship
- ΣΕΒΟΝΤΑΙ — they worship, they revere, they honor
- ΣΕΒΟΝΤΑΣ — worshipping, revering, honoring, devout, a worshipper
- ΣΕΒΟΝΤΕ — worship, reverence, venerate, honor, adore
- ΣΕΒΟΝΤΕΣ — worshiping, revering, honoring, devout, religious
- ΣΕΒΟΥΣΙ — they worship, they revere, they honor
- ΣΕΒΟΥΣΙΝ — they worship, they reverence, they venerate
- ΣΕΒΩ — to worship, to revere, to venerate, to adore
- ΣΕΒΩΝ — worshiping, revering, devout, religious
- ΣΕΒΩΣΙΝ — they worship, they revere, they venerate
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