◄ 2357. thréskos of unc. or. ► |
Lexicon thréskos of unc. or.: religious. Original Word: θρῆσκος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: thréskos of unc. or. Phonetic Spelling: (thrace'-kos) Short Definition: religious Definition: (refers probably to a careful observance of religious restrictions), religious (probably in a limited sense), devout. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originreligious NASB Translationreligious (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2357: θρησκόςθρησκός ( T WH θρησκός, cf. ( Tdf. Proleg., p. 101); Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 e.; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 28), θρησκου, ὁ, fearing or worshipping God; religious (apparently from τρέω to tremble; hence, properly, trembling, fearful; cf. J. G. Müller in Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1835, p. 121; on the different conjectures of others, see Passow, under the word ( Curtius, § 316 connects with θρα; hence, 'to adhere to,' 'be a votary of'; cf. Vanicek, p. 395)): James 1:26. (Cf. Trench, § xlviii.)
Strong's religious. Probably from the base of throeo; ceremonious in worship (as demonstrative), i.e. Pious -- religious. see GREEK throeo |
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