noun · feminine
eusebeias
Strong’sG2150
piety, godliness
stem eusebei-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Piety or reverence — respectful, dutiful regard shown toward parents, the gods, or others 13. In classical Greek usage this same word could also describe loyalty toward a person, or a reputation for being pious 3.
Godliness, piety toward God — a devout, reverent manner of life directed toward God 124. This is the sense in which the word is regularly used through the New Testament, and Strong's notes that it can also stand for the whole scheme of the gospel 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ
(< εὐσεβής, q.v.), [in LXX: Pr 1:7, Is 33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pr 13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Is 11:2 (יְהֹוָה יִרְאָה), I Es 1:23, Wi 10:12, Si 49:3, and very freq. in IV Mac;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2150 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-seb'-i-ah
piety; specially, the gospel scheme
Fromfrom G2152;
King Jamesgodliness, holiness.
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
(compare εὐσεβία), reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect, εὐ. εἰς θεοὺς καὶ γονέας Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. Ζηνός towards him, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. πρός, περὶ τοὺς θεούς, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐ. Refs 1st c.BC+; τὴν εὐ. τῶν πραχθέντων Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, acts of piety, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 loyalty, ἡ ὑμετέρα πρός με εὐ. Refs; ἡ εἴς με εὔνοια καὶ εὐ. Refs
3 = Latin Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 credit or character for piety, εὐσέβειαν οἴσῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eusebeias2×εὐσέβεια | eusebeiais |
| object accusative | eusebeian7×εὐσέβειαν | eusebeiain |
| direct address vocative | eusebeiar | eusebeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eusebeiau2×εὐσεβείας | eusebeiaiu |
| to, for dative | eusebeia3×εὐσεβείᾳ | eusebeiai1×εὐσεβείαις |
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
eusebeia 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
eusebeias“godliness”subjectnominative singular2×
1 Timothy 4:8… pros oligon atō ōfelimas, tas de eusebeias pros panteim ōfelimas atō, epangelian echarōntas …… exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding …
1 Timothy 6:6atō de porismos megos tas eusebeias meta autarkeiau;Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
eusebeian“godliness”objectaccusative singular7×
1 Timothy 4:7… muthoin paraitosōr. gumnazasōr de siauton pros eusebeian;… silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
1 Timothy 6:3“godliness”… nu Iēsu Christou, kai ta kata eusebeian didaskalia,… words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
1 Timothy 6:5… tau alētheiau, nomizarōntoiu porismon arō tan eusebeian.… of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
1 Timothy 6:11… theou, houteim fugasōr; diōkasōr de dikaiosunan, eusebeian, pistian, agapan, hupomonan, praupathian.… from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
Titus 1:1… theou kai epignōsian alētheiau tau kata eusebeian… of the truth that leads to godliness,
2 Peter 1:3… dunamiau autou teim pros zōan kai eusebeian dōrorēntau dia tau epignōsiau tou kalarantou …… everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who …
2 Peter 1:6… hupomonan, en de ta hupomona tan eusebeian,… to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
eusebeiau“godliness”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
1 Timothy 3:16kai homologoumenōs megem atō tem tau eusebeiau mustēriem; Hos fanerita en sarka, dikaiita …By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the …
2 Timothy 3:5echarōntois morfōsian eusebeiau tan de dunamian autau arnorēntois; kai …having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away …
eusebeia“godliness”to, fordative singular3×
Acts 3:12… tinem atenizavō hōs idia dunamia ē eusebeia poiarēntoi teu peripatarō auton?… if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
1 Timothy 2:2… kai hēsuchion bion diaganeiō en panta eusebeia kai semnota.… tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
2 Peter 1:7en de ta eusebeia tan filadelfian, en de ta filadelfia …and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness …
eusebeiai“godliness”to, fordative plural1×
2 Peter 3:11… huparcharō vin en hagiai anastrofai kai eusebeiai,… to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness