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δεισιδαίμων

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
δεισιδαίμων, ον
Greek transliteration: 
deisidaimōn
Simplified transliteration: 
deisidaimon
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1174
GK Number: 
1273
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-4b(1)
Gloss: 
(very) religious
Definition: 
reverencing the gods and divine things, religious;, in a bad sense, superstitious; in NT careful and precise in the discharge of religious services, Acts 17:22*

Greek-English Concordance for δεισιδαίμων

Acts 17:22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are a very devout (deisidaimonesterous | δεισιδαιμονεστέρους | acc pl masc comparative) people.