pious

Greek Adjective

εὐσεβής, -ές (εὖ, σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pro.12:12, Isa.24:16 26:7 (צַדִּיק), Mic.7:2 (חָסִיד), Isa.32:8 (נָדִיב), and frequently in Sirach and 4Maccabees;] pious, godly, devout: Act.10:2, 7, 2Pe.2:9. SYN.: θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (see Tr, Syn., § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f; Cremer, 524 f, 858) (AS)

pious

Greek Adjective

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

Adjective

well-reverent, i.e. pious; devout, godly; from g2095 (εὖ) and g4576 (σέβομαι)