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Strong's G2125 εὐλαβέομαι (eulabeomai)

Eulabeomai means “be circumspect” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2125 — zizah in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2125
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 22

Strong's G2125 Quick Answer

Strong's G2125 εὐλαβέομαι (eulabeomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eulabeomai (yoo-lab-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to be circumspect 2. (by implication) to be apprehensive It has 40 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include fearing and moved. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
eulabeomai (yoo-lab-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to be circumspect 2. (by implication) to be apprehensive
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
fearing and moved

Meaning and Definition

eulabeomai (yoo-lab-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to be circumspect 2. (by implication) to be apprehensive 3. (religiously) to reverence [middle voice from G2126] KJV: (moved with) fear Root(s): G2126

Original Word
εὐλαβέομαι
Transliteration
eulabeomai
Derivation
Root: εὐλαβής R1: 2126
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2125. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to revere

Usage: εὐλαβέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX: Pro.30:5, Nam.1:7 (חָסָה), al., for 15 different Heb. words in all; also Sir.7:29 41:3, al. ;] __1. to be cautious, to beware: Act.23:10 (Rec.; φοβηθείς, WH, RV). __2. to reverence: Heb.11:7 (cf. Cremer, 388).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2125 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eulabeomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fearing Acts 23:10 moved Hebrews 11:7

How Strong's G2125 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2125 (εὐλαβέομαι) appears 38 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2125 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2125 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 23:10 KJV

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Hebrews 11:7 KJV

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Strong's G2125 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 3:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.

Deuteronomy 2:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And charge the people, saying, Ye are going through the borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall fear you, and dread you greatly.

1 Kingdoms 18:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.

Strong's G2125 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

17 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do not all regions fear to touch him?

1 Maccabees 3:30 Septuagint / Brenton

he feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were before him.

1 Maccabees 12:40 Septuagint / Brenton

Howbeit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him, and that he would fight against him; wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan, that he might kill him. So he removed, and came to Beth-shan.

Strong's G2125 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 106:6 Septuagint / Brenton

countenance is glorious. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2125.

Exodus 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.
Deuteronomy 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And charge the people, saying, Ye are going through the borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall fear you, and dread you greatly.
1 Kingdoms 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.
1 Kingdoms 18:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was yet more afraid of David.
Job 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? Or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Job 19:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For wrath will come upon transgressors; And then shall they know where their substance is.
Proverbs 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That he may guard the righteous ways: And he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
Proverbs 30:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
Isaiah 51:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I, even I, am he that comforts thee: consider who thou art, that thou wast afraid of mortal man, and of the son of man, who are withered as grass.
Isaiah 57:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Through dread of whom hast thou feared, and lied against me, and hast not remembered, nor considered me, nor regarded me, yea, though when I see thee I pass thee by, yet thou hast not feared me.
Jeremiah 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If Israel will return to me, saith the Lord, he shall return: and if he will remove his abominations out of his mouth, and fear before me, and swear,
Jeremiah 5:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
will ye not be afraid of me? saith the Lord; and will ye not fear before me, who have set the sand for a bound to the sea, as a perpetual ordinance, and it shall not pass it: yea, it shall rage, but not prevail; and its waves shall roar, but not pass over it.
Jeremiah 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of thy power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.
Jeremiah 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I will deliver thee into the hands of them that seek thy life, before whom thou art afraid, into the hands of the Chaldeans.
Nahum 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.
Habakkuk 2:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth fear before him.
Zephaniah 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear ye before the Lord God; for the day of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and has sanctified his guests.
Zephaniah 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will leave in thee a meek and lowly people;
Zechariah 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.
Malachi 3:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus spoke they that feared the Lord, every one to his neighbor: and the Lord gave heed, and hearkened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for them that feared the Lord and reverenced his name.
Acts 23:10 New Testament, KJV
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Hebrews 11:7 New Testament, KJV
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
1 Esdras 4:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do not all regions fear to touch him?
1 Maccabees 3:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
he feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were before him.
1 Maccabees 12:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him, and that he would fight against him; wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan, that he might kill him. So he removed, and came to Beth-shan.
1 Maccabees 12:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Trypho saw that Jonathan came with so great a force, he durst not stretch his hand against him;
2 Maccabees 8:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongfully against them; but to fight manfully,
4 Maccabees 4:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Onias the high priest, induced by these words, although for other reasons anxious that King Seleucus should not suppose that Apollonius was slain by human device and not by Divine punishment, prayed for him;
Wisdom of Solomon 12:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; Neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.
Wisdom of Sirach 7:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; Lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, And lay a stumbling block in the way of thy uprightness.
Wisdom of Sirach 7:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear the Lord with all thy soul, And reverence his priests.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man will fear in everything, And in the day of sinning he will beware of offense: But a fool will not observe time.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; For there may be a reconciliation: Except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: For for these things every friend will depart.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A man that breaketh wedlock, Saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, The walls cover me, And no body seeth me; what need I to fear? The most High will not remember my sins:
Wisdom of Sirach 26:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There be three things that my heart feareth; And for the fourth I was sore afraid: The slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, And a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Many therefore have refused to lend for other men’s ill dealing, Fearing to be defrauded.
Wisdom of Sirach 34:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Stretch not thy hand whithersoever it looketh, And thrust it not with him into the dish.
Wisdom of Sirach 41:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear not the sentence of death, Remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; For this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear.
1 Enoch 106:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
countenance is glorious. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2125, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2125 FAQ

What does eulabeomai (εὐλαβέομαι) mean?

Eulabeomai (Strong's G2125) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be circumspect". eulabeomai (yoo-lab-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to be circumspect 2. (by implication) to be apprehensive

How many times is eulabeomai (εὐλαβέομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G2125 across 22 books.

Where can I study eulabeomai (εὐλαβέομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2125 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate eulabeomai (εὐλαβέομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fearing and moved. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2125 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 20 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 17 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2125, with linked reader references where each row is available.