Strong's Greek · G4576
σέβομαι
sébomai
devout, religious, worship
Definition
to revere, i.e. adore
Derivation
middle voice of an apparently primary verb;
Appears 10 times in Scripture
“Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
“After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.”
“They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’””
“Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.”
“So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.”
““This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.”
“They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
“The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.”
“There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.””
“So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).