εὐσέβεια G2150
Godliness, piety, devout reverence; faithful living rooted in proper devotion to God.
Eusebeia denotes a life oriented toward God in both inner reverence and outward conduct. It is the signature virtue of the Pastoral Epistles, where Paul urges Timothy to 'train yourself for godliness' (1 Tim 4:7) and names it among the virtues to pursue (1 Tim 6:11). The 'mystery of godliness' in 1 Timothy 3:16 anchors the concept in the incarnation itself. Second Peter adds eusebeia to the ladder of spiritual growth alongside self-control, endurance, and love (2 Pet 1:6–7). The word bridges inward disposition and visible practice — not mere religious feeling but a whole pattern of God-honoring life. The Spanish 'piedad,' French 'piété,' and German 'Frömmigkeit' all capture both the devotional warmth and the ethical seriousness of the term.
Senses
1. godliness, piety, devout reverence — Reverence toward God expressed through faithful, upright living — both the inward disposition of devotion and its outward expression in conduct. Central to the Pastoral Epistles, where it appears as the goal of spiritual training (1 Tim 4:7–8), the content of sound doctrine (1 Tim 6:3), and a virtue to be actively pursued (1 Tim 6:11). In 2 Peter 1:6–7 it occupies a key position in the chain of Christian virtues. Spanish 'piedad' and French 'piété' reflect the devotional dimension; German 'Frömmigkeit' captures the holistic piety. 15×
AR["التَّقوى", "التَّقْوى", "تَقوى", "تَقْوى", "تَقْوَى"]·ben["ভক্তি", "ভক্তি,", "ভক্তি।", "ভক্তিতে", "ভক্তিতে;", "ভক্তির", "ভক্তির,"]·DE["Froemmigkeit", "εὐσεβείᾳ"]·EN["godliness", "godlinesses", "of-godliness"]·FR["piété", "εὐσέβεια", "εὐσέβειαν", "εὐσεβείαις", "εὐσεβείας", "εὐσεβείᾳ"]·heb["אֱלֹהוּת", "הוֹרָאָה", "חֲסִידוּת", "יִרְאַת-אֱלֹהִים", "שֶׁל-חֲסִידוּת"]·HI["चलाने", "भक्ति", "भक्ति,", "भक्ति-में", "भक्ति;"]·ID["kesalehan", "kesalehan,", "kesalehan;"]·IT["pieta", "pietà"]·jav["kabecikin", "kabecikin,", "kabecikin.", "kabecikin;", "kamursidan", "kamursidan,", "kamursidan;"]·KO["경건", "경건,", "경건-의", "경건;", "경건과", "경건들,", "경건은", "경건을.", "경건을;", "경건이", "만든-자들-이"]·PT["a-piedade;", "piedade", "piedades"]·RU["благочестие", "благочестием", "благочестии", "благочестию", "благочестия", "благочестиях"]·ES["de-piedad", "piedad", "piedades"]·SW["uchaji-Mungu", "utakatifu", "utauwa", "ya-uchaji-Mungu"]·TR["dindarkığımızla", "takva;", "tanrı-korkularında", "tanrı-korkusu", "tanrı-korkusuna", "tanrı-korkusunu", "tanrı-saygısı", "tanrı-saygısına", "tanrı-saygısında", "tanrı-saygısını", "tanrı-saygısının"]·urd["دین-داری،", "دینداری", "دینداری-سے", "دینداری-میں،", "دینداری-کی", "دینداری-کے", "دینداری؛", "دینداری۔"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εὐσέβεια, ἡ (compare εὐσεβία), reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect, εὐ. εἰς θεοὺς καὶ γονέας Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. Ζηνός towards him, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. πρός, περὶ τοὺς θεούς, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐ. Refs 1st c.BC+; τὴν εὐ. τῶν πραχθέντων Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, acts of piety, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 loyalty, ἡ ὑμετέρα πρός με εὐ. Refs; ἡ εἴς με εὔνοια καὶ εὐ. Refs __3 = Latin Refs 2nd c.AD+ __4 credit or character for piety, εὐσέβειαν οἴσῃ Refs 5th c.BC+