Lexical Definition

‎εὐσεβῶς‎ eusebōs (yoo-seb-oce') piously ^G:ADV
adverb from ‎εὐσεβής‎

godly.

• piously

Abbott-Smith

** εὐσεβῶς adv., [in LXX: IV Mac 7:21 * ;]
piously, religiously: II Ti 3:12, Tit 2:12.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: εὐσεβῶς-ής, ές

(dative plural - σεβέοις [Refs], (σέβω) pious, religious, opposed to δυσσεβής (which see), [Refs 6th c.BC+]: not common in early Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dutiful, especially discharging sacred duties, πρός or ἔς τινα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνὴρ εὐ. (variant{εὐλαβής}) κατὰ τὸν νόμον [NT] more righteous in act, [εὐσεβῶςεῖς κἀξ εὐσεβῶςῶν βλαστόντας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 589 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ τῶν εὐσεβῶςῶν χῶρος, of a place in the nether world, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐσεβῶςέων (i.e. χώρῳ) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

__b Astrology texts, αἱ τῶν εὐσεβῶςῶν μοῖραι [Refs]
__2 as epithet of Emperors, = Pius, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of Antoninus Pius, [Refs]
__2.b of taxes, etc., due to the Emperor, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__3 metaphorically, of a piece of land, dutiful, i.e. productive, ἀγρὸν -έστερον γεωργεῖν οὐδ᾽ ἕνα οἶμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II ofacts, things, etc., holy, sacred, ταῦτά μοὐστὶν εὐσεβῶςῆ θεῶν πάρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐσεβῶςεῖ [ἐστι] c.infinitive, [Refs]; τὸ εὐ., ={εὐσέβεια}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ὑμέτερον εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὐμὸν εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιτῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐσεβῶςῶν παραβαίνειν Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III adverb εὐσεβῶςέως, Attic dialect -βῶς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐσεβῶςῶς ἔχει, for εὐσεβῶςές ἐστι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -έστερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.22.12}