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Strong's G4576 σέβομαι (sebomai)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4576 — mader (“mattock”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4576
Language Greek
Linked Usages 31
Books 14

Strong's G4576 Quick Answer

Strong's G4576 σέβομαι (sebomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sebomai (seb'-om-ai) v. 1. to reverence 2. (antonym) to irreverence It has 31 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include worship, devout, and religious. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
sebomai (seb'-om-ai) v. 1. to reverence 2. (antonym) to irreverence
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
worship, devout, and religious

Meaning and Definition

sebomai (seb'-om-ai) v. 1. to reverence 2. (antonym) to irreverence [middle voice of an apparently primary verb] KJV: devout, religious, worship See also: G4573, G764

Original Word
σέβομαι
Transliteration
sebomai
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4576. 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)

be devout

Usage: σέβω [in LXX (chiefly for יָרֵא, Jos.4:24, al.) and NT always mid., σέβομαι, exc. 4Ma.5:24 ;] to worship: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7, Act.18:13 19:27; σεβόμενος τ. θεόν, Act.16:14 18:7; σεβόμενοι (σ. προσήλυτοι, σ. Ἕλληνες), devout, Act.13:43, 50 17:4, 17 (cf. προσήλυτος).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4576 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sebomai, 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 13:50 worship Matthew 15:9 religious Acts 13:43

How Strong's G4576 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 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 12 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.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4576 (σέβομαι) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4576 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 G4576 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 15:9 KJV

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 7:7 KJV

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Acts 13:43 KJV

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

Strong's G4576 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Joshua 4:24 Septuagint / Brenton

That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that ye might worship the Lord our God in every work.

Joshua 22:25 Septuagint / Brenton

Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us and you, even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall alienate our sons, that they should not worship the Lord.

Joshua 24:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

Strong's G4576 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

12 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 1:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and give you all a heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;

3 Maccabees 3:4 Septuagint / Brenton

yet, as they worshiped God, and observed his law, they made certain distinctions, and avoided certain things. Hence some persons held them in odium;

4 Maccabees 5:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And it instructs us in justice, so that in all our dealings we render what is due; and it teaches us piety, so that we worship the one only God becomingly.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4576.

Joshua 4:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that ye might worship the Lord our God in every work.
Joshua 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us and you, even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall alienate our sons, that they should not worship the Lord.
Joshua 24:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
Job 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
Isaiah 29:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
Isaiah 66:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall thrive like grass: and the hand of the Lord shall be known to them that fear him, and he shall threaten the disobedient.
Daniel 3:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now we cannot open our mouths, We are become a shame and reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee.
Daniel 3:90 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise him and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth forever.
Jonah 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, I am a servant of the Lord; and I worship the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea, and the dry land.
Matthew 15:9 New Testament, KJV
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mark 7:7 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Acts 13:43 New Testament, KJV
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts 13:50 New Testament, KJV
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Acts 16:14 New Testament, KJV
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Acts 17:4 New Testament, KJV
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Acts 17:17 New Testament, KJV
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
Acts 18:7 New Testament, KJV
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
Acts 18:13 New Testament, KJV
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Acts 19:27 New Testament, KJV
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
2 Maccabees 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and give you all a heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;
3 Maccabees 3:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
yet, as they worshiped God, and observed his law, they made certain distinctions, and avoided certain things. Hence some persons held them in odium;
4 Maccabees 5:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And it instructs us in justice, so that in all our dealings we render what is due; and it teaches us piety, so that we worship the one only God becomingly.
4 Maccabees 8:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now they having listened to these words of persuasion, and seeing the fearful instruments, not only were not afraid, but even answered the arguments of the tyrant, and through their good reasoning destroyed his power.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, Are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, they worshiped those beasts also that are most hateful: For being compared together, some are worse than others.
Daniel 1:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.
Daniel 1:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king’s table, and from the wine which he drank; and gave orders to nourish them three years, and that afterward they should stand before the king.
Daniel 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4576, grouped by book.

Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 8 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4576 FAQ

What does sebomai (σέβομαι) mean?

Sebomai (Strong's G4576) is a Greek word most simply glossed "revere". sebomai (seb'-om-ai) v. 1. to reverence 2. (antonym) to irreverence

How many times is sebomai (σέβομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's G4576 across 14 books.

Where can I study sebomai (σέβομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4576 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate sebomai (σέβομαι)?

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

Does Strong's G4576 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 12 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4576, with linked reader references where each row is available.