Lexical Definition

‎εὐσέβεια‎ eusébeia (yoo-seb'-i-ah) piety G:N-F
from ‎εὐσεβής‎

godliness, holiness.

Usage: 7 forms in 19 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
εὐσεβείᾳ godliness Acts.3.12 • 1Tim.2.2 • 2Pet.1.7
εὐσεβείασ of godliness 1Tim.3.16 • 2Tim.3.5
εὐσεβείαισ in godliness 2Pet.3.11
εὐσέβειαν godliness 1Tim.4.7 • 1Tim.6.3 • 1Tim.6.5 • 1Tim.6.11 • Titus.1.1 • 2Pet.1.3 • 2Pet.1.6
εὐσέβεια godliness 1Tim.4.8 • 1Tim.6.6
ευσεβείασ piety LXX.Prov.13.11 • LXX.Isa.11.2
ευσέβεια And piety LXX.Prov.1.7
piety LXX.Isa.33.6

Abbott-Smith

εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ (< εὐσεβής, q.v.), [in LXX: Pr 1:7, Is 33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pr 13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Is 11:2 (יְהֹוָה יִרְאָה), I Es 1:23, Wi 10:12, Si 49:3, and very freq. in IV Mac ;]
1. piety, reverence (towards parents and others).
2. piety towards God, godliness: Ac 3:12, I Ti 2:2 4:7, 8 6:5, 6, 11, II Pe 1:3, 6, 7,; τὸ τῆς εὐ. μυστήριον, I Ti 3:16; ἡ κατ’ εὐ. διδασκαλία, I Ti 6:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατ' εὐ., Tit 1:1; μόρφωσις εὐσεβείας, II Ti 3:5; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6; Mayor on Ja 2:1), II Pe 3:11 (on the use of εὐ. and cognates in Past. Epp., v. CGT, on I Ti 2:2; cf. also Cremer, 524).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Proverbs 1:7 · 13:11
Isaiah 11:2 · 33:6
Acts 3:12
1 Timothy 2:2 · 3:16 · 4:7 · 4:8 · 6:3 · 6:5 · 6:6 · 6:11
2 Timothy 3:5
Titus 1:1
James 2:1
2 Peter 1:3 · 1:6 · 1:7 · 3:11

Liddell-Scott-Jones

εὐσέβεια, ἡ

(compare εὐσεβία), reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect, εὐ. εἰς θεοὺς καὶ γονέας [εὐσέβειαν Ἄρης 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 344 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐ. Ζηνός towards him, [εὐσέβειαν, ={εὐσεβῶς}, [prev. work] 464 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐ. πρός, περὶ τοὺς θεούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὴν εὐ. τῶν πραχθέντων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, acts of piety, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 loyalty, ἡ ὑμετέρα πρός με εὐ. [Refs]; ἡ εἴς με εὔνοια καὶ εὐ. [Refs]
__3 = Latin [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 credit or character for piety, εὐσέβειαν οἴσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]