σέβομαιsébomai

Meanings

Same root

• σεμνόςsemnós · G4586venerable, i.e. honorable
• θεοσεβήςtheosebḗs · G2318reverent of God, i.e. pious
• σεβάζομαιsebázomai · G4573to venerate, i.e. adore
• εὐσεβήςeusebḗs · G2152well-reverent, i.e. pious
• ἀσεβήςasebḗs · G765irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 15:9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’”
• Mark 7:7 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’
• Acts 13:43 Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
• Acts 13:50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
• Acts 16:14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
• Acts 17:4 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.