Greek word · G1174

δεισιδαίμων

deisidaimōn

religious

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

δεισι-δαίμων, -ον

(δείδω, to fear; δαίμων, deity)

reverent to the deity, religious; compar. -μονεστέρους (AV, too superstitious, R, txt., somewhat superstitious, a sense in wh. the word is sometimes used; cf. Field, Notes, 125), more religious, God fearing, than others, quite religious (Abbott, Essays, 105 ff.; Deiss., LAE, 285): Acts 17:22.†

SYN.: εὐσεβής (which see), θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (Cremer, 681; DB, ext., 142 a). (AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 17:22 δεισιδαιμονεστέρους very religious

    Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

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