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Strong's G1174 · Greek

δεισιδαίμων

deisidaimonesteros · dice-ee-dahee-mon-es'-ter-os

the compound of a derivative of the base of 1169 and 1142; more religious than others


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

δεισι-δαίμων (G1174)

1 * δεισι-δαίμων , -ον ( δείδω , to fear ; δαίμων , deity ) reverent to the deity, religious ; compar. -μονεστέρους (AV, too superstitious , R, txt., somewhat superstitious , a sense in wh. the word is sometimes used; cf. Field, Notes , 125), more religious, God fearing , than others, quite religious (Abbott, Essays , 105 ff.; Deiss., LAE , 285): Ac 17:22 .† SYN. : εὐσεβής (q.v.), θεοσεβής , θρῆσκος (Cremer, 681; DB , ext. , 142 a ).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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