Quick Definition
σεβάζομαι v. I worship
Strong's Definition
middle voice from a derivative of 4576; to venerate, i.e. adore
KJV Usage: worship
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | σέβομαι
53.53 · Religious Activities · Worship, Reverence
to worship, to venerate to express in attitude and ritual one’s allegiance to and regard for deity In a number of languages worship is expressed in an idiomatic manner, for example, ‘to bow down before,’ ‘to lower one’s head before,’ ‘to raise one’s arms to,’ ‘to sing to,’ ‘to honor.’ It is important in selecting an expression for worship to employ a term or phrase which will include various aspects of worship.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σεβάζομαι : (σέβας reverence, awe) ; 1. to fear, be afraid: Hom. Il. 6, 167. 417. 2. in later auth. i. q. σέβομαι [W. § 2, 1b.], to honor religiously, to worship: with 1 aor. pass. ἐσεβάσθην in an act. sense, Ro. i. 25 (Orph. Argon. 554; eccl. writ.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σεβάζομαι sebazomai 1x
to feel dread of a thing; to venerate, adore, worship, Rom. 1:25*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** σεβάζομαι
(< σέβας, reverential awe), [in Aq.: Ho 10:5 * ;]
to fear (Hom).
In later writers, = σέβομαι, to worship: Ro 1:25
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σεβάζομαι. This rare verb is found in the NT only in Rom 125 where it is a stronger form of σέβομαι, ‘worship’’: cf. also Aq Tos 10°.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σεβάζομαι (sebazomai) — to worship. σεβ-άζομαι, Epic dialect aorist σεβάσσατο [NT+8th c.BC+]:—to be afraid of, with accusative, σεβάσσατο γὰρ τό γε θυμῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. later, ={σέβομαι}, ξεῖνον θανόντα [Refs 4th c.AD+]