pr. good speaking; fair speech, flattery, Rom. 16:18; in NT blessing, praise, celebration, 1 Cor. 10:16; Rev. 5:12, 13; invocation of good, benediction, Jas. 3:10; a divine blessing, Rom.
pr. to speak well of, in NT to bless, ascribe praise and glorification, Lk. 1:64; to bless, invoke a blessing upon, Mt. 5:44; to bless, confer a favor or blessing upon, Eph. 1:3; Heb.
pr. taking hold of well, i.e., warily; hence, cautious, circumspect; full of reverence towards God, devout, pious, religious, Lk. 2:25; Acts 2:5; 8:2; 22:12*
