Lexical Summary semnos: reverend, venerable, serious Original Word: σεμνόςTransliteration: semnos Phonetic Spelling: (sem-nos') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: reverend, venerable, serious Meaning: reverend, venerable, serious Strong's Concordance grave, honest. From sebomai; venerable, i.e. Honorable -- grave, honest. see GREEK sebomai Thayer's Greek Lexicon 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.) |
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