verb
eulabomō
Strong’sG2125
I fear, am anxious
stem eulab-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
εὐλαβέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX: Pr 24:28 (30:5), Na 1:7 (חָסָה), al., for 15 different Heb. words in all; also Si 7:29 41:3, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2125 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-lab-eh'-om-ahee
to be circumspect, i.e. (by implication) to be apprehensive; religiously, to reverence
Frommiddle voice from G2126;
King James(moved with) fear.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect ηὐλαβούμην variant in Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; also-ηθήσομαι LXX+2nd c.AD+aorist ηὐλαβήθην (or εὐλ-) Refs 5th c.BC+:— to be discreet, cautious, beware, followed by μή or ὅπως μή with subjunctive, εὐ. μὴ φανῇς κακὸς γεγώς Refs 5th c.BC+future indicative, ὅπως μὴ.. οἰχήσομαιRefs: with infinitive, εὐλαβουμένῳ πεσεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+ inserted, εὐ. μὴ σῴζειν φίλους Refs 5th c.BC+
2 take care, ὅπως κατοίσεις Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι without reserve, Refs 4th c.BC+; take precautions, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 incur risk, εὐλαβήθη περὶ καθαιρέσεως δόξης Vett. Val.Refs
II with accusative, have a care of, beware of, εὐλαβοῦ στρόμβον.. μή σ᾽ ἀναρπάσῃ Refs 4th c.BC+; εὐ. τὴν κύνα 'ware the dog, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 reverence, pay honour to, τὸν θεόν LXX+5th c.BC+, fear God, LXX+2nd c.AD+
II.3 watch for, await quietly, καιρόν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 put out of harm's way, τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός Refs
III later in active, εὐλαβεῖν τινα beware of, Refs 1st c.AD+; compare εὐλάβησον, -ῆσαι, Refs 9th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eulabirantosεὐλαβηθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | respected | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabomō | eulabome | eulabomē | eulabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eulabosō | eulabose | eulabosē | eulaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabotō | eulabote | eulabotē | eulabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eulabonō | eulabone | eulabonē | eulabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabovō | eulabove | eulabovē | eulabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabolō | eulabole | eulabolē | eulabolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabimi | eulabima |
| you 2nd person singular | eulabisi | eulabisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabiti | eulabita |
| we 1st person plural | eulabini | eulabina |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabivi | eulabiva |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabili | eulabila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabomeiō | eulabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eulaboseiō | eulaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulaboteiō | eulaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eulaboneiō | eulaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulaboveiō | eulaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eulaboleiō | eulaboleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | eulabiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabiteia |
| we 1st person plural | eulabineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eulabosōr | eulabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabotōr | eulabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabovōr | eulabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabolōr | eulabolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eulabisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabivar |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eulabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eulabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eulaboloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eulabimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eulabisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eulabitoia |
| we 1st person plural | eulabinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eulabivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eulabiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eulaborō | eulaborē | ||
| acted on passive voice | eulabiri | eulabira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eulaborōntos | eulaborēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | eulabirintos | eulabirantos1×εὐλαβηθεὶς |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eulab 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
eulabirantos“respected”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 11:7“respected”… chrēmatizirantos Nōe peri teiu mēdepō bleporōnteiu eulabirantos kataskeuazata kibōtan eis sōtērēan tou oikou …By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that …