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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2126. εὐλαβής (eulabés) -- Devout, reverent, pious</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2126.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/25-36.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2126.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2126</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2125.htm" title="2125">◄</a> 2126. eulabés <a href="../greek/2127.htm" title="2127">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eulabés: Devout, reverent, pious</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">εὐλαβής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eulabés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yoo-lab-ACE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yoo-lab-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Devout, reverent, pious<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: handling well, hence) cautious, circumspect; hence: God-fearing, pious.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words εὖ (eu, meaning "well") and λαμβάνω (lambanō, meaning "to take" or "to receive").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of devoutness or reverence is יָרֵא (yare', Strong's Hebrew 3373), which means "fear" or "reverence," particularly in the context of fearing the Lord.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "eulabés" is used to describe someone who is devout, reverent, or pious, particularly in their religious observance and attitude towards God. It conveys a sense of carefulness and respect in one's spiritual life, emphasizing a heart that is sincerely devoted to God and His commandments.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, religious piety was often associated with the observance of rituals and the honoring of the gods. For early Christians, however, "eulabés" took on a deeper meaning, reflecting a genuine and heartfelt devotion to the one true God. This term would have been significant in a context where Christians were called to live distinctively holy lives amidst a pagan culture.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2126</b> <i>eulabḗs</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/2095.htm">2095</a> <i>/eú</i>, "well, good," and <a href="/greek/2983.htm">2983</a> <i>/lambánō</i>, "<i>aggressively</i> lay hold of") – properly, <i>devout</i> (piety), as it reflects what someone <i>personally</i> reveres (holds sacred, venerates).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2126.htm">2126</a> <i>/eulabḗs</i> ("devout") literally means "taking hold of what is good." It focuses on the <i>outward response</i> someone gives to what they feel is <i>truly worthwhile</i> (worthy of respect).</p><p class="discovery">2126 (<i>eulabēs</i>) is sometimes translated "God-fearing" because it shows a "<i>godly respect</i>" for the things of God. This <i>awe-inspired fear</i> reveres what is sacred, i.e. viewed as <i>deserving personal respect</i>.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2095.htm">eu</a> and <a href="/greek/2983.htm">lambanó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cautious<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>devout (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2126: εὐλαβής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">εὐλαβής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐυλαβες</span> (<span class="greek2">εὖ</span> and <span class="greek2">λαβεῖν</span>), in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">taking hold well,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">carefully and surely; cautious</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">reverencing God, pious, religious</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">devout</span>): <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-2.htm">Acts 8:2</a>, (<a href="/interlinear/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a> (<span class="manuref">Alex.</span> etc.)); joined with <span class="greek2">δίκαιος</span> (as in <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, polit., p. 311 b.): <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a>; <span class="greek2">εὐλαβής</span> <span class="greek2">κατά</span> <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">νόμον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-12.htm">Acts 22:12</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>. (Cf. references under the word <span class="greek2">εὐλάβεια</span>, at the end.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>devout, God-fearing<p>From <a href="/greek/2095.htm">eu</a> and <a href="/greek/2983.htm">lambano</a>; taking well (carefully), i.e. Circumspect (religiously, pious) -- devout. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2095.htm">eu</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2983.htm">lambano</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ευλαβεις ευλαβείς εὐλαβεῖς ευλαβης ευλαβής εὐλαβής εὐλαβὴς εύλαλος eulabeis eulabeîs eulabes eulabēs eulabḗs eulabḕs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δίκαιος καὶ <b>εὐλαβής</b> προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was righteous <span class="itali">and devout,</span> looking<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">devout,</span> waiting<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [was] righteous and <span class="itali">devout</span> waiting for [the] consolation<p><b><a href="/text/acts/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰουδαῖοι ἄνδρες <b>εὐλαβεῖς</b> ἀπὸ παντὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in Jerusalem, <span class="itali">devout</span> men<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jerusalem Jews, <span class="itali">devout</span> men, out of<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jews men <span class="itali">devout</span> from every<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Στέφανον ἄνδρες <b>εὐλαβεῖς</b> καὶ ἐποίησαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">[Some] devout</span> men buried<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">devout</span> men carried<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Stephen men <span class="itali">devout</span> and made<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τις ἀνὴρ <b>εὐλαβὴς</b> κατὰ τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a man <span class="itali">who was devout</span> by the standard<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> certain a man <span class="itali">devout</span> according to the<p><b><a href="/greek/2126.htm">Strong's Greek 2126</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2126.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eulabe_s_2126.htm">εὐλαβής — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eulabeis_2126.htm">εὐλαβεῖς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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