Luke 2:25
And, 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.
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Devout
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Acts 22:12
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
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εὐλαβής
eulabḗs · yoo-lab-ace'
3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
taking well (carefully), i.e. circumspect (religiously, pious)
Strong's KJV usage: :--devout.
Strong's first: Luke 2:25Strong's last: Acts 8:2
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eusebḗs · yoo-seb-ace'
3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
well-reverent, i.e. pious
Strong's KJV usage: :--devout, godly.
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Strong's first: Acts 10:2Strong's last: Acts 22:12
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sébomai · seb'-om-ahee
2 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences
to revere, i.e. adore
Strong's KJV usage: :--devout, religious, worship.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 13:50Strong's last: Acts 17:4
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G2126
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
G2126
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
G2152
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
G2152
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
G4576
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
G4576
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
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Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
G2152
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
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devout
DEVOUT, adjective [Latin See Devote.]
1. Yielding a solemn and reverential attention to God in religious exercises, particularly in prayer.
We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
2. Pious; devoted to religion; religious.
Simeon was a just man and devout Luke 2:25.
DEVOUT men carried Stephen to his burial. Acts 8:2.
3. Expressing devotion or piety; as, with eyes devout
4. Sincere; solemn; earnest; as, you have my devout wishes for your safety.
DEVOUT, noun A devotee. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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