εὐσεβ-ής, ές
(dat. pl. - σεβέοις IG 5(1).1390.5 (Andania)), (σέβω)
I
1. pious, religious, opp. δυσσεβής (q.v.), Thgn. 1141, Hdt. 2.141, Pi. O. 3.41; τρόπος Ar. Ra. 457 (lyr.): not common in early Prose, Gorg. Fr. 6D., Pl. Phlb. 39e; dutiful, esp. discharging sacred duties, πρός or ἔς τινα, A. Supp. 340, E. El. 253; ἀνὴρ εὐ. (v.l. cross εὐλαβής) κατὰ τὸν νόμον [Act 22:12]; εὐ. καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν θεόν ib. 10.2: c.acc. modi, - εστέρα χεῖρα more righteous in act, A. Ch. 141; εὐσεβεῖς κἀξ εὐσεβῶν βλαστόντας S. El. 589; ὁ τῶν εὐσεβῶν χῶρος, of a place in the nether world, Pl. Ax. 371c; ἐν εὐσεβέων (sc. χώρῳ) Call. Epigr. 12, cf. Sammelb. 2048 (ii b.c.). Astrol., αἱ τῶν εὐσεβῶν μοῖραι Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).227.
2. as epith. of Emperors, = Pius, IGRom. 3.91 (iii A.D.), al., PGrenf. 1.49.28 (iii A.D.), PHamb. 1.13.2 (iii A.D.), etc.; esp. of Antoninus Pius, IGRom. 3.1293, al. of taxes, etc., due to the Emperor, BGU 917.15 (iv A.D.), etc.
3. metaph., of a piece of land, dutiful, i.e. productive, ἀγρὸν -έστερον γεωργεῖν οὐδ’ ἕνα οἶμαι Men. Georg. 35.
II ofacts, things, etc., holy, sacred, ταῦτά μοὐστὶν εὐσεβῆ θεῶν πάρα A. Ch. 122; εὐ. χρηστηριον E. El. 1272; ἐν εὐσεβεῖ [ἐστι ] c. inf., Id. Hel. 1277; τὸ εὐ., = cross εὐσέβεια, S. OC 1125, E. Tr. 43; τὸ ὑμέτερον εὐ. Antipho 5.96; τοὐμὸν εὐ. E. Hipp. 656; τιτῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐσεβῶν παραβαίνειν Philipp. ap. D. 18.157.
III Adv. εὐσεβέως, Att. - βῶς, Pi. O. 6.79, etc.; εὐσεβῶς ἔχει, for εὐσεβές ἐστι, S. OT 1431, D. 19.212: Comp. - έστερον X. Mem. 4.3.16: Sup. - έστατα Isoc. 4.33.
G2152 — εὐσεβής
ἐυσεβες (εὖ and σέβομαι), pious, dutiful (toward God (A. V. devout, godly); εὐσεβέω): [Act 10:2], [Act 10:7]; [Act 22:12] R G; [2Pe 2:9]. ((Theognis), Pindar, Tragg., Aristophanes, Plato, others; thrice in the Sept. for נָדִיב noble, generous, [Isa 32:8]; for צַדִּיק, [Isa 24:16]; [Isa 26:7]; often in Sirach (circa ? and 4 Maccabees (1st century B.C.?)) (Cf. Trench, § xlviii.)
εὐσεβής , - ές
( < εὖ , σέβομαι ),
[in LXX : [Pro 12:12], [Isa 24:16]; [Isa 26:7] (H6662), [Mic 7:2] (H2623), [Isa 32:8] (H5081), and freq . in Sirach and 4Maccabees;]
pious, godly, devout: [Act 10:2]; Act 10:7 , [2Pe 2:9]. †
SYN.: θεοσεβής G2318, θρῆσκος G2357 ( v. Tr., Syn. , § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f .; Cremer , 524 f ., 858).