Lexical Definition
σέβομαι sébomai (seb'-om-ahee) be devout G:V
middle voice of an apparently primary verb
devout, religious, worship.
- to revere, i.e. adore
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σεβομένων | worshipping | Acts.13.43 • Acts.17.4 |
| σεβομένου | worshiping | Acts.18.7 |
| σεβομένοισ | worshiping | Acts.17.17 |
| σεβομένη | worshiping | Acts.16.14 |
| σεβομένασ | worshipping | Acts.13.50 |
| σέβωνται | worship | LXX.Josh.22.25 |
| σέβονταί | they worship | LXX.Isa.29.13 • Matt.15.9 • Mark.7.7 |
| σέβομαι | worship | LXX.Jonah.1.9 |
| σέβησθε | should worship | LXX.Josh.4.24 |
| σέβεται | worship | Acts.19.27 |
| σέβεσθαι | to worship | Acts.18.13 |
Abbott-Smith
σέβω [in LXX (chiefly for יָרֵא, Jos 4:24, al.) and NT always mid., σέβομαι, exc. IV Mac 5:24 ;]
to worship: c. acc. pers., Mt 15:9, Mk 7:7, Ac 18:13 19:27; σεβόμενος τ. θεόν, Ac 16:14 18:7; σεβόμενοι (σ. προσήλυτοι, σ. Ἕλληνες), devout, Ac 13:43, 50 17:4, 17 (cf. προσήλυτος).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 4:24 |
| Matthew | 15:9 |
| Mark | 7:7 |
| Acts | 13:43 · 13:50 · 16:14 · 17:4 · 17:17 · 18:7 · 18:13 · 19:27 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σέβομαι,
mostly used in present: imperfect in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σεβήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐσέφθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—feel awe or fear before God,feel shame, οὔ νυ σέβεσθ; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σεφθεῖσα awe-stricken, [Refs] [same place]: rarely with infinitive, dread or fear to do a thing, σ. προσιδέσθαι.., ἀντία φάσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so with accusative of things, to fear to do it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, σ. προσορῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 after [Refs 8th c.BC+], with accusative person, revere, worship, Κρονίδαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντων ἀνάκτων κοινοβωμίαν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Λυκοῦργον σέβεσθαι worship him as a hero, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; do homage to Zeus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, pay honour or respect to.. , θνατοὺς ἄγαν σ. [Refs]; τὸ φίλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b especially of Jewish proselytes, σεβομένη τὸν θεόν [NT+1st c.AD+]; σεβόμενοι προσήλυτοι, Ἕλληνες, [NT]
__3 of things, τὰ βυβλία σεβόμενοι μεγάλως [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II active σέβω is post-[Refs 8th c.BC+], used only in present and imperfect, worship, honour, mostly of the gods, σ. Δήμητρος πανήγυριν [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τἀν Ἅιδου[Refs]; rare in Prose, νομίζεται θεοὺς σέβειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also of parents, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of kings, [Refs]; of suppliants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σέβειν ἐν τιμῇ with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, ὑβρίζειν ἐν κακοῖσιν οὐ σέβω, i.e. τὸ ὑβρίζειν, I do not respect, approve it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: rarely of a god, Ποσειδῶν.. τὰς ἐμὰς ἀρὰς σέβων [Refs 5th c.BC+] —σέβομαι as passive, to be reverenced, ἡ δ᾽ οἴκοι [πόλις] πλέον δίκῃ σέβοιτ᾽ ἄν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σεβόμενον reverence, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 less frequently absolutely, to worship, to be religious, τὸν σέβοντ᾽ εὐεργετεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but in all these places an object should perhaps be supplied from the context. (σέβομαι probably originally 'I shrink from.. ', of which σοβέω is the causal; perhaps cognate with Sanskrit tyajati 'desert, let go'.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.16.14 ☩ Acts.13.43