Lexicon semnos: reverend, i.e. venerable, spec. serious Original Word: σεμνός, ή, όνPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: semnos Phonetic Spelling: (sem-nos') Short Definition: honorable Definition: venerable, honorable, grave, serious, dignified. HELPS word-Studies 4586 semnós (an adjective derived from 4576 /sébomai, "to revere, be in awe") – properly, what is august (dignified, has "gravitas"); weighty, deeply respected because viewed as majestic (having "gravity"); grave. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sebóDefinitionreverend, i.e. venerable, spec. serious NASB Translationdignified (2), honorable (1), men of dignity (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4586: σεμνόςσεμνός, σεμνή, σεμνόν ( σέβω), from ( Homer h. Cer., others), Aeschylus, Pindar down, august, venerable, reverend; to be venerated for character, honorable: of persons ( A. V. grave), 1 Timothy 3:8, 11; Titus 2:2; of deeds, Philippians 4:8. (Cf. Trench, § xcii.; Schmidt, chapter 173, 5.)
Strong's grave, honest. From sebomai; venerable, i.e. Honorable -- grave, honest. see GREEK sebomai |
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