noun · neuter
deem
Greekδέος (deos)
Strong’sG127
awe, reverence
stem de-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** δέος, -ους, τό
(< δείδω), [in LXX: II Mac 3:17, 30 12:22 13:16 15:23 *;]
SYN.: δειλία, φόβος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G127 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-doce'
bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe
Fromperhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492 (through the idea of downcast eyes);
King Jamesreverence, shamefacedness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | deem | deeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | deeu1×δέους | deeiu |
| to, for dative | dee | deei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dee is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
deeu“awe”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 12:28“awe”dio basileian asaleutan paralambarōtois echaneiō charian, dia hau latreuaneiō euarestōs to theo meta eulabeiau kai deeu,Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.