adjective
theosebos
Greekθεοσεβής (theosebēs)
Strong’sG2318
devout, pious
stem theoseb-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θεοσεβής, -ές
(< θεός, σέβομαι), [in LXX for אֱלֹהִים יְרֵא, Ex 18:21, al.;]
SYN.: εὐσεβής (q.v.), θρῆσκος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2318 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | theosebos1×θεοσεβὴς | theosebas | theosebem | theosebois | theosebais | theosebeim |
| object accusative | theosebon | theoseban | theoseboin | theosebain | ||
| direct address vocative | theosebor | theosebar | theoseboir | theosebair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | theosebou | theosebau | theosebeu | theoseboiu | theosebaiu | theosebeiu |
| to, for dative | theosebo | theoseba | theosebe | theoseboi | theosebai | theosebei |
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
theoseb 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
theosebos“god-fearing”subjectnominative singular1×
John 9:31“god-fearing”oidanē hoti hamartōloiu tos theos ouk akouatō, alla ean tinos theosebos ateiō kai tem thelēmem autou poiateiō houtou akouatō.We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.