STRONGS G2356:
θρησκεία Tdf. θρησκια (see Iota) (a later word; Ionic
θρησκιη in
Herodotus (2, 18. 37)),
θρησκείας,
ἡ (from
θρησκεύω, and this from
θρησκός, which see; hence, apparently primarily
fear of the gods);
religious worship, especially
external, that which consists in ceremonies: hence, in plural
θρησκιας ἐπιτελεῖν μυριάς,
Herodotus 2, 37;
καθιστας ἁγνείας τέ καί θρησκείας καί καθαρμους,
Dionysius Halicarnassus 2, 63; universally,
religious worship, James 1:26f; with the genitive of the object (
Winer's Grammar, 187 (176))
τῶν ἀγγέλων,
Colossians 2:18 (
τῶν εἰδώλων, Wis. 14:27;
τῶν δαιμον´ων,
Eusebius,
h. e. 6, 41, 2;
τῶν θεῶν, ibid. 9, 9, 14;
τοῦ Θεοῦ,
Herodian, 4, 8, 17 (7 edition, Bekker); often in
Josephus (cf.
Krebs, Observations, etc., p. 339f);
Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 45, 7 [ET]);
religious discipline, religion:
ἡμετέρα θρησκεία, of Judaism,
Acts 26:5 (
τήν ἐμήν θρησκειαν καταλιπών, put into the mouth of God by
Josephus, Antiquities 8, 11, 1; with the genitive of the subjunctive
τῶν Ἰουδαίων, 4 Macc. 5:6, 13 (12);
Josephus, Antiquities 12, 5, 4;
θρησκεία κοσμικη, i. e. worthy to be embraced by all nations,
a world religion, b. j. 4, 5, 2;
piety, περί τόν Θεόν, Antiquities 1, 13, 1;
κατά τήν ἔμφυτον θρησκειαν τῶν βαρβάρων πρός τό βασιλικόν ὄνομα,
Chariton 7, 6, p. 165, 18 edition, Reiske; of the reverence of Antiochus the Pious for the Jewish religion,
Josephus, Antiquities 13, 8, 2). Cf. Grimm on 4 Macc. 5:6; (especially
Trench, § xlviii.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Acts
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26:5
- Colossians
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2:18
- James
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1:26