θρησκεία thrēskeia · G2356
religion
θρησκεία (-κία, T), -ας, ἡ ; (θρῆσκος), [in LXX: Wis.14:18, 27, Sir.22:5 A, 4Ma.5:6 4Mac 5:13 * ; ] ; religion in its external aspect (MM, Exp., xv), worship: Act.26:5, Jas.1:26-27; θ. τῶν ἀγγέλων, Col.2:18.†; SYN.: see: θρῆσκος (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
θρησκ-εία, ; Ionic dialect θρησκ-είη, ἡ, (θρησκεύω) religious worship, cult, ritual, ἡ περὶ τὰ ἱρὰ θ. []: plural, rites, []; 2 religion, service of God, []; ἑκατέρα θ., i.e. Christianity and Paganism, []; θ. τῶν ἀγγέλων worshipping of angels, []; 3 in bad sense, religious formalism, ἀντὶ ὁσιότητος []; θ. βιωτική vulgar superstition, []
Where it's used 4 times
Acts 26:5 · Colossians 2:18 · James 1:26 · James 1:27
Source: TBESG G2356; TFLSJ G2356
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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