σεμνό-της G4587
dignity, seriousness; the quality of being honorable, grave, and worthy of respect
This noun denotes dignity, seriousness, or gravity—the quality of being honorable and worthy of respect. Classical usage included solemnity and reserve. The Pastoral Epistles use it exclusively to describe the demeanor expected of church leaders and the atmosphere of Christian gatherings. The term emphasizes visible, respectable conduct.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describes the dignified demeanor expected of believers, especially leaders. First Timothy 2:2 prays 'that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.' First Timothy 3:4 requires that an overseer 'manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive with all dignity.' Titus 2:7 instructs Titus to show 'integrity, dignity' in his teaching. The Spanish 'dignidad,' French preservation of Greek forms, and German 'Ehrbarkeit' (honorableness) all emphasize respectable gravity. This is not stuffiness but the serious, honorable bearing that commands respect and reflects the weightiness of Christian faith and leadership. 3×
AR["وَقارًا", "وَقارٍ"]·ben["গাম্ভীর্য", "গাম্ভীর্যে-", "গাম্ভীর্যে;"]·DE["Ehrbarkeit"]·EN["dignity"]·FR["σεμνότητα", "σεμνότητι", "σεμνότητος"]·heb["כָּבוֹד", "כֹּבֶד,"]·HI["गमभेएरतअ,", "गौरवपोओरन"]·ID["kemuliaan", "kemuliaan,"]·IT["semnotēta", "semnotēti", "semnotētos"]·jav["kaluhuran-", "kaluhuran;", "mursid,"]·KO["존경을", "진지함", "진지함;"]·PT["dignidade", "seriedade,"]·RU["честности", "честность", "честностью"]·ES["dignidad"]·SW["heshima"]·TR["ağırbaşlılık,", "ağırbaşlılıkta", "saygınlık"]·urd["وقار", "وقار --", "وقار۔"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σεμνό-της, ητος, ἡ, solemnity, dignity, σεμνότητ᾽ ἔχει σκότος Refs 5th c.BC+; [τῆς λέξεως] Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ τοῦ τόπου σ. Refs; also of persons, seriousness, dignity, ἐπὶ τῆς σ. αὐθάδεις ὑπολαμβάνεσθαι NT+5th c.BC+ __II of a girl, reserve or shyness, Refs 5th c.BC+