εὐσέβεια, ἡ

(cf. εὐσεβία),

1. reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect, εὐ. εἰς θεοὺς καὶ γονέας Pl. R. 615c, etc.; μιαίνων εὐσέβειαν Ἄρης A. Th. 344 (lyr.); εὐ. Ζηνός towards him, S. El. 1097 (lyr.); πρὸς εὐσέβειαν, = εὐσεβῶς, ib. 464; εὐ. πρός, περὶ τοὺς θεούς, Pl. Smp. 193d, Isoc. 12.124, cf. 10.58; πρὸς ἀδελφόν D.C. 48.5; ἡ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐ. Inscr.Prien. 117.63 (i B.C.), etc.; τὴν εὐ. τῶν πραχθέντων Antipho 3.2.12: pl., acts of piety, Arist. Rh.Al. 1423b28.

2. loyalty, ἡ ὑμετέρα πρός με εὐ. PLond. 3.1178.14 (Claudius); ἡ εἴς με εὔνοια καὶ εὐ. SIG 814.2 (Nero).

3. = Lat. Pietas, App. BC 2.104, Mitteis Chr. 71.12 (V A.D.), Orph. Fr. 159, etc.

4. credit or character for piety, εὐσέβειαν οἴσῃ S. El. 968.

εὐσέβεια eusebeia 15x

    reverential feeling; piety, devotion, godliness, Act 3:12; 1Ti 2:2; 1Ti 4:7-8;

    religion, the Christian religion, 1Ti 3:16 devotion; godliness.

G2150 — εὐσέβεια

εὐσεβείας, ἡ (εὐσεβής), reverence, respect; in the Bible everywhere piety toward God, godliness: Act 3:12; 1Ti 2:2; 1Ti 4:7, 1Ti 4:8; 1Ti 6:5f, 11; 2Ti 3:5; 2Pe 1:3, 2Pe 1:6f; ἡ κατ' εὐσέβειαν διδασκαλία, the doctrine that promotes godliness, 1Ti 6:3 (see κατά, II. 3 d.); ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατ' εὐσέβειαν, the truth that leads to godliness, Tit 1:1; τό μυστήριον τῆς εὐσεβείας, the mystery which is held by godliness and nourishes it, 1Ti 3:16; in plural, aims and acts of godliness, 2Pe 3:11; cf. Pfieiderer, Paulinism., p. 477f (English translation, ii. 209f). (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, and following; often in Josephus; the Sept. Pro 1:7; Pro 13:11; Isa 11:2; Wis. 10:12; often in 4 Macc.; πρός τόν Θεόν, Josephus, Antiquities 18, 5, 2; (περί τό θεῖον) contra Apion 1, 22, 2; εἰς Θεούς καί γονεας, Plato, rep. 10, p. 615 c.) (Cf. Schmidt, chapter 181.)

εὐ - σέβεια , - ας , ἡ

( < εὐσεβής , q.v. ),

[in LXX : Pro 1:7, Isa 33:6 (H3374), Pro 13:11 (aliter in Heb .), Isa 11:2 (H3068 H3374), 1Es 1:23 , Wis 10:12 , Sir 49:3 , and very freq . in 4Mac;]

1. piety, reverence (towards parents and others).

2. piety towards God, godliness: Act 3:12, 1Ti 2:2; 1Ti 4:7-8; 1Ti 6:5-6; 1Ti 6:11 , 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:6-7,; τὸ τῆς εὐ . μυστήριον , 1Ti 3:16; ἡ κατ᾿ εὐ . διδασκαλία , 1Ti 6:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατ᾿ εὐ ., Tit 1:1; μόρφωσις εὐσεβείας , 2Ti 3:5; pl. ( v. Bl., § 32, 6; Mayor on Jas 2:1), 2Pe 3:11 (on the use of εὐ . and cognates in Past. Epp., v. CGT , on 1Ti 2:2; cf. also Cremer , 524). †

詞類次數：名詞（15）

原文字根：好-敬虔 相當於：H3374（יִרְאָה‎）

字義溯源：敬虔，虔敬，虔誠；源自（G2152（εὐσεβής）=好-敬虔的）；由（G2095（εὖ / εὖγε）=好）與（G4576（σέβω）*=敬虔）組成，而G2095（εὖ / εὖγε）出自（G2149（εὐρύχωρος）X*=美，善）。保羅給提摩太的書信中，說到神在肉身顯現就是敬虔，所以敬虔乃是基督徒信心生活的態度和表現。彼得在他的第二封書信中，也有類似的教導。比較：G2317（θεοσέβεια）=敬虔

出現次數：總共（15）；徒（1）；提前（8）；提後（1）；多（1）；彼後（4）

譯字彙編：

1）敬虔（12）提前2:2；提前3:16；提前4:7；提前4:8；提前6:5；提前6:6；提前6:11；多1:1；彼後1:3；彼後1:6；彼後1:7；彼後3:11；

2）敬虔的（2）提前6:3；提後3:5；

3）虔誠（1）徒3:12