ΘΕΟΣΕΒΟΥΣ, θεοσεβους
THEOSEBOUS, theosebous
Sounds Like: theh-oh-SEH-boos
Translations: of God-fearing, of devout, of pious
From the root: ΘΕΟΣΕΒΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is devout or pious, showing reverence and respect towards God. It is a compound word formed from 'θεός' (God) and 'σέβομαι' (to worship, revere). It is used to characterize individuals or groups known for their religious devotion.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2318 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 93:2
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 3:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 15:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΣΕΒΗΣ.
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.
- ΘΕΟΣΕΒΕΙΣ — god-fearing, devout, religious, pious
- ΘΕΟΣΕΒΕΣ — God-fearing, pious, devout, a God-fearing person
- ΘΕΟΣΕΒΕΣΤΕΡΟΙ — more devout, more religious, more pious
- ΘΕΟΣΕΒΗ — God-fearing, pious, devout, a God-fearing woman, a pious woman, a devout woman
- ΘΕΟΣΕΒΩΝ — God-fearing, devout, a God-fearing person, a devout person
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