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Strong's G2152 εὐσεβής (eusebes)

Eusebes means “devout” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2152 — zalaphah (“horrible”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2152
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 9

Strong's G2152 Quick Answer

Strong's G2152 εὐσεβής (eusebes) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eusebes (yoo-seb-ace') adj. 1. well-reverent 2. devoutly reverent in attitude, conduct, and deed, i.e. pious, godly It has 40 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include devout and godly. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
eusebes (yoo-seb-ace') adj. 1. well-reverent 2. devoutly reverent in attitude, conduct, and deed, i.e. pious, godly
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
devout and godly

Meaning and Definition

eusebes (yoo-seb-ace') adj. 1. well-reverent 2. devoutly reverent in attitude, conduct, and deed, i.e. pious, godly [from G2095 and G4576] KJV: devout, godly Root(s): G2095, G4576

Original Word
εὐσεβής
Transliteration
eusebes
Derivation
Root: σέβομαι R1: 2095 R2: 4576
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2152. 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)

pious

Usage: εὐσεβής, -ές (εὖ, σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pro.12:12, Isa.24:16 26:7 (צַדִּיק), Mic.7:2 (חָסִיד), Isa.32:8 (נָדִיב), and frequently in Sirach and 4Maccabees ;] pious, godly, devout: Act.10:2, 7, 2Pe.2:9.† SYN.: θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (see Tr., Syn., § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f.; Cremer, 524 f., 858) (AS)

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How Strong's G2152 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eusebes, 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.

devout Acts 10:2 godly 2 Peter 2:9

How Strong's G2152 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 1 Enoch, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. 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 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 27 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 G2152 (εὐσεβής) appears 37 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2152 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 G2152 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 10:2 KJV

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Acts 10:7 KJV

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Acts 22:12 KJV

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Strong's G2152 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Proverbs 12:12 Septuagint / Brenton

But the roots of the godly are firmly set.

Proverbs 13:19 Septuagint / Brenton

But the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.

Isaiah 26:7 Septuagint / Brenton

The way of the godly is made straight: the way of the godly is also prepared.

Strong's G2152 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

27 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 8:31 Septuagint / Brenton

Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall faint no more.

2 Maccabees 1:19 Septuagint / Brenton

For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.

2 Maccabees 12:45 Septuagint / Brenton

And also in that he perceived that there was great favor laid up for those that died godly, it was a holy and good thought. Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin.

Strong's G2152 in 1 Enoch

5 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 27:3 Septuagint / Brenton

shall be their place of judgement. In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King.

1 Enoch 100:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And over all the righteous and holy He will appoint guardians from amongst the holy angels To guard them as the apple of an eye, Until He makes an end of all wickedness and all sin, And though the righteous sleep a long sleep, they have nought to fear.

1 Enoch 102:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2152.

Proverbs 12:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the roots of the godly are firmly set.
Proverbs 13:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.
Isaiah 26:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The way of the godly is made straight: the way of the godly is also prepared.
Isaiah 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the godly have devised wise measures, and this counsel shall stand.
Acts 10:2 New Testament, KJV
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts 10:7 New Testament, KJV
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Acts 22:12 New Testament, KJV
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
2 Peter 2:9 New Testament, KJV
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Judith 8:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall faint no more.
2 Maccabees 1:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
2 Maccabees 12:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And also in that he perceived that there was great favor laid up for those that died godly, it was a holy and good thought. Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin.
4 Maccabees 1:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition, namely, that religious reasoning is absolute master of the passions, I would willingly advise you to give the utmost heed to philosophy.
4 Maccabees 6:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Confessedly, therefore, religious reasoning is master of the passions.
4 Maccabees 7:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even unto death, confessedly religious reasoning is ruler of the passions.
4 Maccabees 10:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
By the blessed death of my brethren, and the eternal punishment of the tyrant, and the glorious life of the pious, I will not repudiate the noble brotherhood.
4 Maccabees 11:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For religious understanding, O tyrant, is unconquered.
4 Maccabees 13:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If then, the seven brethren despised troubles even unto death, it is confessed on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the passions.
4 Maccabees 15:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But religious reasoning, having strengthened her courage in the midst of sufferings, enabled her to forego, for the time, parental love.
4 Maccabees 16:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If, then, even a woman, and that an aged one, and the mother of seven children, endured to see her children’s torments even unto death, confessedly religious reasoning is master even of the passions.
4 Maccabees 17:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they became the atonement to the sin of the nation; and the Divine Providence saved Israel, aforetime afflicted, by the blood of those pious ones, and their propitiatory death.
4 Maccabees 18:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the passions, and those not only inward but outward.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly, And his favor bringeth prosperity forever.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, And suddenly he maketh his blessing to flourish.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompense; And if not from him, yet from the most High.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give to the godly man, And help not a sinner.
Wisdom of Sirach 13:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? So the sinner with the godly.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: And the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; For all such things shall be far from the godly, And they shall not wallow in their sins.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; But a fool changeth as the moon.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; And anguish shall consume them before they die.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It shall not have rule over them that fear God, Neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
Wisdom of Sirach 37:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But be continually with a godly man, Whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, Whose mind is according to thy mind, And will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.
Wisdom of Sirach 39:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
All these things are for good to the godly: So to the sinners they are turned into evil.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord hath made all things; And to the godly hath he given wisdom.
1 Enoch 27:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
shall be their place of judgement. In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgement in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King.
1 Enoch 100:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And over all the righteous and holy He will appoint guardians from amongst the holy angels To guard them as the apple of an eye, Until He makes an end of all wickedness and all sin, And though the righteous sleep a long sleep, they have nought to fear.
1 Enoch 102:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness.
1 Enoch 102:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And yet when ye die the sinners speak over you: " As we die, so die the righteous, And what benefit do they reap for their deeds ?
1 Enoch 103:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
That all goodness and joy and glory are prepared for them, And written down for the spirits of those who have died in righteousness, And that manifold good shall be given to you in recompense for your labours, And that your lot is abundantly beyond the lot of the living.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2152, grouped by book.

Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 14 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 5 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2152 FAQ

What does eusebes (εὐσεβής) mean?

Eusebes (Strong's G2152) is a Greek word most simply glossed "devout". eusebes (yoo-seb-ace') adj. 1. well-reverent 2. devoutly reverent in attitude, conduct, and deed, i.e. pious, godly

How many times is eusebes (εὐσεβής) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G2152 across 9 books.

Where can I study eusebes (εὐσεβής) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2152 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate eusebes (εὐσεβής)?

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

Does Strong's G2152 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 27 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 5 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2152, with linked reader references where each row is available.