Dictionary entry

εὐλάβεια

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

εὐλάβεια, -ας, ἡ

(< εὐλαβής), [in LXX: Je 22:24 (דְּאָגָה), Pr 28:14, Wi 17:8 *;]

1. caution, discretion (Soph., Plat., al.).

2. In later Gk. (Diod., Plut., al.), also reverence, godly fear: He 5:712:28.†

SYN.: v.s. δειλία (q.v.), φόβος (cf. Cremer, 387 f., 759; DB, ii. 222).