GreekG1174Adjective
δεισιδαίμων
deisidaimōn
“religious”
1Occurrences
G1174Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
more religious than others
the compound of a derivative of the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1142 (δαίμων);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
reverent to the deity, religious; compar. -*μονεστέρους *(AV, too superstitious, R, txt., somewhat superstitious, a sense in wh. the word is sometimes used; cf. Field, Notes, 125), more religious, God fearing, than others, quite religious .
Synonyms
*εὐσεβής *(which see), θεοσεβής, *θρῆσκος *.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
δεισιδαίμων appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 17:22BSB
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
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