piously

Greek Adverb

εὐσεβῶς adv., [in LXX: 4Ma.7:21 *;] piously, religiously: 2Ti.3:12, Tit.2:12. (AS)

piously

Greek Adverb

Included with: εὐσεβ-ής, ές (dative plural - σεβέοις [Refs], (σέβω) pious, religious, opposed to δυσσεβής (which see), [Refs 6th c.BC+]: not common in early Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dutiful, especially discharging sacred duties, πρός or ἔς τινα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνὴρ εὐ. (variant{εὐλαβής}) κατὰ τὸν νόμον [NT] more righteous in act, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ τῶν εὐσεβῶν χῶρος, of a place in the nether world, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐσεβέων (i.e. χώρῳ) [Refs 3rd c.BC+] b) Astrology texts, αἱ τῶν εὐσεβῶν μοῖραι [Refs] 2) as epithet of Emperors, = Pius, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of Antoninus Pius, [Refs] 2.b) of taxes, etc, due to the Emperor, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 3) metaphorically, of a piece of land, dutiful, i.e. productive, ἀγρὸν -έστερον γεωργεῖν οὐδ᾽ ἕνα οἶμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) ofacts, things, etc, holy, sacred, ταῦτά μοὐστὶν εὐσεβῆ θεῶν πάρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐσεβεῖ [ἐστι] c.infinitive, [Refs]; τὸ εὐ, ={εὐσέβεια}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ὑμέτερον εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὐμὸν εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιτῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐσεβῶν παραβαίνειν Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) adverb εὐσεβέως, Attic dialect -βῶς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐσεβῶς ἔχει, for εὐσεβές ἐστι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -έστερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adverb

piously; godly; adverb from g2152 (εὐσεβής)