εὐλαβήςeulabḗs
taking well (carefully), i.e. circumspect (religiously, pious)
Greek (New Testament) · G2126
Meanings
1. cautious, circumspect.
2. devout, religious, reverent: Acts 2:5, Acts 8:2, Acts 22:12; δίκαιος καὶ εὐ., Luke 2:25.
Same root
- εὖeû · G2095(adverbially) well
- λαμβάνωlambánō · G2983while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- εὐλαβέομαιeulabéomai · G2125to be circumspect, i.e. (by implication) to be apprehensive; religiously, to reverence
- εὐλάβειαeulábeia · G2124properly, caution, i.e. (religiously) reverence (piety); by implication, dread (concretely)
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Luke 2:25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
- Acts 2:5 At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.
- Acts 8:2 (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
- Acts 22:12 A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.