Lexicon :: Strong's G2357 - thrēskos
θρησκός
Transliteration
thrēskos
(Key)
Pronunciation
thrace'-kos
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2357 in the following manner: religious (1x).
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fearing or worshipping God
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to tremble
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trembling, fearful
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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]):
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