σέβομαι (sebomai) means “be devout” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: seb'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
σέβομαι · sebomai · be devout
σέβω [in LXX (chiefly for יָרֵא, Jos.4:24, al.) and NT always mid., σέβομαι, exc. 4Ma.5:24 ;] to worship: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7, Act.18:13 19:27; σεβόμενος τ. θεόν, Act.16:14 18:7; σεβόμενοι (σ. προσήλυτοι, σ. Ἕλληνες), devout, Act.13:43, 50 17:4, 17 (cf. προσήλυτος).† (AS)
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| they worship | 2 |
| a worshiper | 1 |
| devout | 1 |
| god-fearing | 1 |
| god-fearing gentiles | 1 |
| is worshiped | 1 |
| religious | 1 |
| to worship | 1 |
| who was a worshiper | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| worshipped | 2 |
| do they worship | 1 |
| of the devout | 1 |
| religious | 1 |
| the devout | 1 |
| they do worship | 1 |
| to worship | 1 |
| with the devout persons | 1 |
| worshippeth | 1 |
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They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
Read word by wordThey worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Read word by wordAfter the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Read word by wordThe Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
Read word by wordAmong those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
Read word by wordSome of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
Read word by wordSo he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Read word by wordSo Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
Read word by word“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
Read word by wordThere is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
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