noun · feminine

theosebeias

Greekθεοσέβεια (theosebeia)

Strong’sG2317

reverence for God

stem theosebei-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

godliness1×

What it means

θεοσέβεια, -ας, ἡ

(< θεοσεβής), [in LXX: Ge 20:11 (אֱלֹהִים יִרְאַה), Jb 28:28 (אֲדֹנָי id.), Si 1:24, Ba 5:4, IV Mac 7:6, 22, א IV Mac 15:28 א IV Mac 17:15*;]

fear of God, godliness: I Ti 2:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2317 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidtheh-os-eb'-i-ah

devoutness, i.e. piety

Fromfrom G2318;

King Jamesgodliness.

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	theosebeias	theosebeiais
object accusative	theosebeian1×θεοσέβειαν	theosebeiain
direct address vocative	theosebeiar	theosebeiair
of, belonging to genitive	theosebeiau	theosebeiaiu
to, for dative	theosebeia	theosebeiai

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

theosebeistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

theosebeia 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

theosebeian“godliness”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Timothy 2:10“godliness”alla hem prepatō gunaikai epangellerōtai theosebeian, dia ergeiu agatheiu.but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.