noun · feminine
eulabeias
Greekεὐλάβεια (eulabeia)
Strong’sG2124
reverence, piety
stem eulabei-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὐλάβεια, -ας, ἡ
(< εὐλαβής), [in LXX: Je 22:24 (דְּאָגָה), Pr 28:14, Wi 17:8 *;]
SYN.: v.s. δειλία (q.v.), φόβος (cf. Cremer, 387 f., 759; DB, ii. 222).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2124 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-lab'-i-ah
properly, caution, i.e. (religiously) reverence (piety); by implication, dread (concretely)
Fromfrom G2126;
King Jamesfear(-ed).
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 nominative | eulabeias | eulabeiais |
| object accusative | eulabeian | eulabeiain |
| direct address vocative | eulabeiar | eulabeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eulabeiau2×εὐλαβείας | eulabeiaiu |
| to, for dative | eulabeia | eulabeiai |
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
eulabeia 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eulabeiau“reverence”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Hebrews 5:7“reverence”hos en tai hēmerai tau sarxau autou deēsiain tē kai hiketēriain pros ton dunerōton sōzarō auton ek thanatou meta kraugau ischurau kai dakrueiu prosferaratos kai eisakouiratos apo tau eulabeiau,During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
Hebrews 12:28“reverence”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.