STRONGS G4587:
σεμνότης,
σεμνητος,
ἡ (
σεμνός), that characteristic of a person or a thing which entitles to reverence or respect,
dignity, gravity, majesty, sanctity:
ἡ τοῦ ἱεροῦ σεμνότης, 2 Macc. 3:12; in an ethical sense,
gravity (so
R. V. uniformly (cf.
Trench, p. 347)),
honor, probity, purity:
1 Timothy 2:2;
1 Timothy 3:4;
Titus 2:7. (
Euripides,
Plato,
Demosthenes, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's