Lat. pietas, properly honour and respect toward parents (1 Tim. 5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered “ye worship,” as applicable to God.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Piety
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
- G2150εὐσέβειαeusébeiapiety; specially, the gospel scheme
- G3742ὁσιότηςhosiótēspiety
- H2617חֵסֵדchêçêdkindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- G2124εὐλάβειαeulábeiaproperly, caution, i.e. (religiously) reverence (piety); by implication, dread (concretely)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
This word occurs but once in the Authorized Version: “Let them learn first to show piety at home,” better “toward their own household” or family. (1 Timothy 5:4) The choice of this word here instead of the more usual equivalents -of “godliness,” “reverence,” and the like, was probably determined by the special sense of pietas, as “erga parentes,” i.e. toward parents.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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