εὐσέβεια

eusebeia

piety

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Strong’s G2150Noun, feminine15 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

godliness12

of godliness2

in godliness1

In the text

Acts 3:12εὐσεβείᾳ
And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
1 Timothy 2:2εὐσεβείᾳ
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
2 Timothy 3:5εὐσεβείας
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Titus 1:1εὐσέβειαν
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
2 Peter 1:3εὐσέβειαν
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Abbott-Smith

εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ
(εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Pro.1:7, Isa.33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pro.13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Isa.11:2 (יְהוָֹה יִרְאָה), I Est.1:23, Wis.10:12, Sir.49:3, and very frequently in 4Mac ;]

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

2. piety towards God, godliness: Act.3:12, 1Ti.2:2 4:7-8 6:5-6 6:11, 2Pe.1:3 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. (see Bl., § 32, 6; Mayor on Jas.2:1), 2Pe.3:11 (on the use of εὐ. and cognates in Past. Epp., see CGT, on 1Ti.2:2; cf. also Cremer, 524).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.