Lexicon :: Strong's G2357 - thrēskos

θρησκός
Transliteration
thrēskos (Key)
Pronunciation
thrace'-kos
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of θροέω (G2360)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
θρησκὸς — 1x
θρησκὸς — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:155,337

Trench's Synonyms: xlviii. θεοσεβής, εὐσεβής, εὐλαβής, θρῆσκος, δεισιδαίμων.

Variant Spellings

Sometimes accented as θρῆσκος.

Strong’s Definitions

θρησκός thrēskós, thrace'-kos; probably from the base of G2360; ceremonious in worship (as demonstrative), i.e. pious:—religious.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2357 in the following manner: religious (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2357 in the following manner: religious (1x).

  1. fearing or worshipping God

  2. to tremble

    1. trembling, fearful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θρησκός thrēskós, thrace'-kos; probably from the base of G2360; ceremonious in worship (as demonstrative), i.e. pious:—religious.
STRONGS G2357:
θρῆσκος (T WH θρησκός, cf. [Tdf. Proleg., p. 101]; Winers Grammar § 6, 1 e.; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 28), -ου, 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 § 48.]
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