King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2126
Transliteration: eulabēs
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-lab-ace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: cautious
Meaning: cautious
εὐλαβής, ἐυλαβες (εὖ and λαβεῖν), in Greek writings from Plato down;
Word Summary
eulabēs: cautious
Original Word: εὐλαβήςTransliteration: eulabēs
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-lab-ace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: cautious
Meaning: cautious
Strong's Concordance
devout, God-fearingFrom eu and lambano; taking well (carefully), i.e. Circumspect (religiously, pious) -- devout.
see GREEK eu
see GREEK lambano
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2126: εὐλαβήςεὐλαβής, ἐυλαβες (εὖ and λαβεῖν), in Greek writings from Plato down;
1. taking hold well, i. e. carefully and surely; cautious.
2. reverencing God, pious, religious (A. V. devout): Acts 2:5; Acts 8:2, (Micah 7:2 (Alex. etc.)); joined with δίκαιος (as in Plato, polit., p. 311 b.): Luke 2:25; εὐλαβής κατά τόν νόμον, Acts 22:12 L T Tr WH. (Cf. references under the word εὐλάβεια, at the end.)