eusebeia · godliness

What it means

eusebeia (εὐσέβεια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “godliness”.

The reverence and love for God that show in one's life.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Reverence and love for God seen in all of life.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×1
• 1 Timothy×8
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• 2 Peter×4

• Acts 3:12

  And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

• 1 Timothy 2:2

  for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

• 1 Timothy 3:16

  And beyond dispute, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was declared righteous in the spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in the world, was taken up in glory.

• 1 Timothy 4:7

  But refuse the profane and old wives’ myths. Rather, train yourself for godliness;

• 1 Timothy 4:8

  for bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value for everything, holding promise for the life that is now and for that to come.

• 1 Timothy 6:3

  If anyone teaches other doctrines and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus the Messiah and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

• 1 Timothy 6:5

  constant friction of people corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a means of gain.

• 1 Timothy 6:6

  But godliness with contentment is great gain.

• 1 Timothy 6:11

  But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

• 2 Timothy 3:5

  having an outward form of godliness but having denied its power; turn away from these people also.

• Titus 1:1

  Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus the Messiah, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that accords with godliness,

• 2 Peter 1:3

  Since his divine power has granted us all things that lead to life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and virtue,

• 2 Peter 1:6

  and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control perseverance, and to perseverance godliness,

• 2 Peter 1:7

  and to godliness brotherly love, and to brotherly love love.

• 2 Peter 3:11

  Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,