Strong’s G2126 · Greek
εὐλαβής
eulabḗs · yoo-lab-ace'
Origin from εὖ (G2095) and λαμβάνω (G2983);
Meaning taking well (carefully), i.e. circumspect (religiously, pious)
In the King James Version devout.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Acts 2:5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
- Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.