σέβομαι sebomai · G4576

be devout

σέβω ; [in LXX (chiefly for יָרֵא, Jos.4:24, al.) and NT always mid., σέβομαι, exc. 4Ma.5:24 ; ] ; to worship: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7, Act.18:13 19:27; σεβόμενος τ. θεόν, Act.16:14 18:7; σεβόμενοι (σ. προσήλυτοι, σ. Ἕλληνες), devout, Act.13:43, 50 17:4, 17 (cf. προσήλυτος).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σέβομαι, ; mostly used in present: imperfect in []: future σεβήσομαι []: aorist ἐσέφθην []:—feel awe or fear before God,feel shame, οὔ νυ σέβεσθ; []; σεφθεῖσα awe-stricken, [] [same place]: rarely with infinitive, dread or fear to do a thing, σ. προσιδέσθαι.., ἀντία φάσθαι []: so with accusative of things, to fear to do it, []: with participle, σ. προσορῶν []; 2 after [], with accusative person, revere, worship, Κρονίδαν []; πάντων ἀνάκτων κοινοβωμίαν[]; Λυκοῦργον σέβεσθαι worship him as a …

Where it's used 10 times

Matthew 15:9 · Mark 7:7 · Acts 13:43 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 16:14 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 17:17 · Acts 18:7 · Acts 18:13 · Acts 19:27

Source: TBESG G4576; TFLSJ G4576

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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