King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2357
Transliteration: thrēskos
Phonetic Spelling: (thrace'-kos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: religious
Meaning: religious
θρησκός (T WH θρησκός, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 101); Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 e.; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 28), θρησκου, ὁ, fearing or worshipping God; religious (apparently from τρέω to tremble; hence, properly, trembling, fearful; cf. J. G. Müller in Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1835, p. 121; on the different conjectures of others, see Passow, under the word (Curtius, § 316 connects with θρα; hence, 'to adhere to,' 'be a votary of'; cf. Vanicek, p. 395)): James 1:26. (Cf. Trench, § xlviii.)
Word Summary
thrēskos: religious
Original Word: θρῆσκοςTransliteration: thrēskos
Phonetic Spelling: (thrace'-kos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: religious
Meaning: religious
Strong's Concordance
religious. Probably from the base of throeo; ceremonious in worship (as demonstrative), i.e. Pious -- religious.
see GREEK throeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2357: θρησκόςθρησκός (T WH θρησκός, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 101); Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 e.; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 28), θρησκου, ὁ, fearing or worshipping God; religious (apparently from τρέω to tremble; hence, properly, trembling, fearful; cf. J. G. Müller in Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1835, p. 121; on the different conjectures of others, see Passow, under the word (Curtius, § 316 connects with θρα; hence, 'to adhere to,' 'be a votary of'; cf. Vanicek, p. 395)): James 1:26. (Cf. Trench, § xlviii.)