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σέβομαι

sebomaiG4576

be devout

Used 10 times in the tagged text.

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • σέβω
  • [in LXX (chiefly for יָרֵא, Jos.4:24, al.) and NT always mid., σέβομαι, exc. 4Ma.5:24 ;]
  • to worship: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7, Act.18:13 19:27; σεβόμενος τ. θεόν, Act.16:14 18:7; σεβόμενοι (σ. προσήλυτοι, σ. Ἕλληνες), devout, Act.13:43, 50 17:4, 17 (cf. προσήλυτος).†
  • (AS)

Same idea, other words · The fear of the Lord

Fear in Scripture runs from terror to reverent awe. 'The fear of the Lord' names the awe and trust that is the beginning of wisdom.

Where it appears

  • Matthew1
  • Mark1
  • Acts8

Every use · BSB

  1. Matthew 15:9σέβονταίthey worship

    They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

  2. Mark 7:7σέβονταίthey worship

    They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

  3. Acts 13:43σεβομένωνworshipping

    After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

  4. Acts 13:50σεβομέναςworshipping

    The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

  5. Acts 16:14σεβομένηworshiping

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

  6. Acts 17:4σεβομένωνworshipping

    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

  7. Acts 17:17σεβομένοιςworshiping

    So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

  8. Acts 18:7σεβομένουworshiping

    So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

  9. Acts 18:13σέβεσθαιto worship

    “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

  10. Acts 19:27σέβεται.¶worship.

    There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

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