Strong G2125εὐλαβέομαι
to revere
- Transliteration
- eulabeomai
- Pronunciation
- yoo-lab-eh'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Middle voice from G2126; to be circumspect that is (by implication) to be apprehensive; religiously to reverence: - (moved with) fear.
Detailed definition
εὐλαβέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX: Pro.30:5, Nam.1:7 (חָסָה), al., for 15 different Heb. words in all; also Sir.7:29 41:3, al.;]
1. to be cautious, to beware: Act.23:10 (Rec.; φοβηθείς, WH, RV).
2. to reverence: Heb.11:7 (cf. Cremer, 388).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Pro.30:5, Nam.1:7 (חָסָה), al., for 15 different Heb. words in all; also Sir.7:29 41:3, al.;]
1. to be cautious, to beware: Act.23:10 (Rec.; φοβηθείς, WH, RV).
2. to reverence: Heb.11:7 (cf. Cremer, 388).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2125 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fear1
- move1
First verses
- Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐλαβ-έομαι,
imperfect ηὐλαβούμην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 748 (troch.), 1059, εὐλ- 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.25)]: future -ήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 410a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127b6)]; also-ηθήσομαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Deu.2.4, +others, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 7.116, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 5.249:)]aorist ηὐλαβήθην (or εὐλ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89c)]:— to be discreet, cautious, beware, followed by μή or ὅπως μή with subjunctive, εὐ. μὴ φανῇς κακὸς γεγώς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1129, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 100, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 253, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89c, etc.: by)]future indicative, ὅπως μὴ.. οἰχήσομαι[Refs ([prev. work] 91c (omitting codex B))]: with infinitive, εὐλαβουμένῳ πεσεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 616; εὐ. λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 101c: with μή)] inserted, εὐ. μὴ σῴζειν φίλους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1059, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1277, 5th c.BC(?): Cydias Lyricus 1.)]
2 take care, ὅπως κατοίσεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 955; εὐ. περί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 927c, “Ion” 537a; περί τινος [prev. author] “Lg.” 691b; ἀμφί τινι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 21: _absolutely_, εὐλαβήθηθ᾽ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 47; εὐλαβούμενος ἠρόμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 333e, compare 316d)]; εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι without reserve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.159)]; take precautions, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1303b27.)]
3 incur risk, εὐλαβήθη περὶ καθαιρέσεως δόξης Vett. Val.[Refs (231.19, compare 209.11.)]
II with accusative, have a care of, beware of, εὐλαβοῦ στρόμβον.. μή σ᾽ ἀναρπάσῃ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 195)]; εὐ. τὴν κύνα 'ware the dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1215; εὐ. πενίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 372c; τὸν φθόνον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.305; τὸ ψεῦδος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127b6; τοὺς ὑβρίζεσθαι νομίζοντας [prev. author] “Pol.” 1315a27; τὰς μυίας [prev. author] “HA” 611b11.)]
II.2 reverence, pay honour to, τὸν θεόν [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 879e; τὸν δῆμον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 7; in LXX)], fear God, [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Nah.1.7; εὐ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀνόματος Κυρίου LXX.Zeph.3.12; μηδὲν-ούμενον, ὡς οἱ πολλοὶ λέγουσιν, ὅτι.. δεῖ.. 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.49.)]
II.3 watch for, await quietly, καιρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 699.)]
II.4 put out of harm's way, τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 1411.)]
III later in active, εὐλαβεῖν τινα beware of, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“BGU” 665.4 (1st c.AD))]; compare εὐλάβησον, -ῆσαι, [Refs 9th c.AD+ (9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc.)]
imperfect ηὐλαβούμην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 748 (troch.), 1059, εὐλ- 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.25)]: future -ήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 410a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127b6)]; also-ηθήσομαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Deu.2.4, +others, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 7.116, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 5.249:)]aorist ηὐλαβήθην (or εὐλ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89c)]:— to be discreet, cautious, beware, followed by μή or ὅπως μή with subjunctive, εὐ. μὴ φανῇς κακὸς γεγώς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1129, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 100, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 253, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89c, etc.: by)]future indicative, ὅπως μὴ.. οἰχήσομαι[Refs ([prev. work] 91c (omitting codex B))]: with infinitive, εὐλαβουμένῳ πεσεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 616; εὐ. λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 101c: with μή)] inserted, εὐ. μὴ σῴζειν φίλους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1059, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1277, 5th c.BC(?): Cydias Lyricus 1.)]
2 take care, ὅπως κατοίσεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 955; εὐ. περί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 927c, “Ion” 537a; περί τινος [prev. author] “Lg.” 691b; ἀμφί τινι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 21: _absolutely_, εὐλαβήθηθ᾽ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 47; εὐλαβούμενος ἠρόμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 333e, compare 316d)]; εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι without reserve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.159)]; take precautions, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1303b27.)]
3 incur risk, εὐλαβήθη περὶ καθαιρέσεως δόξης Vett. Val.[Refs (231.19, compare 209.11.)]
II with accusative, have a care of, beware of, εὐλαβοῦ στρόμβον.. μή σ᾽ ἀναρπάσῃ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 195)]; εὐ. τὴν κύνα 'ware the dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1215; εὐ. πενίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 372c; τὸν φθόνον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.305; τὸ ψεῦδος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1127b6; τοὺς ὑβρίζεσθαι νομίζοντας [prev. author] “Pol.” 1315a27; τὰς μυίας [prev. author] “HA” 611b11.)]
II.2 reverence, pay honour to, τὸν θεόν [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 879e; τὸν δῆμον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 7; in LXX)], fear God, [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Nah.1.7; εὐ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀνόματος Κυρίου LXX.Zeph.3.12; μηδὲν-ούμενον, ὡς οἱ πολλοὶ λέγουσιν, ὅτι.. δεῖ.. 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.49.)]
II.3 watch for, await quietly, καιρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 699.)]
II.4 put out of harm's way, τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 1411.)]
III later in active, εὐλαβεῖν τινα beware of, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“BGU” 665.4 (1st c.AD))]; compare εὐλάβησον, -ῆσαι, [Refs 9th c.AD+ (9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc.)]