Dictionary entry

θρησκεία

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

**† θρησκεία (-κία, T), -ας, ἡ

(< θρῆσκος), [in LXX: Wi 14:18, 27, Si 22:5 A, IV Mac 5:6, 13*;]

religion in its external aspect (MM, Exp., xv), worship: Ac 26:5, Ja 1:26, 27; θ. τῶν ἀγγέλων, Col 2:18.†

SYN.: v.s. θρῆσκος.