δεισιδαιμονέστερος
More religious than others
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What does δεισιδαιμονέστερος (deisidaimonésteros) mean in the Bible?
δεισιδαιμονέστερος (deisidaimonésteros) is a Greek word meaning "more religious than others". δεισι-δαίμων, -ον (δείδω, to fear; δαίμων, deity) reverent to the deity, religious; compar.
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Meaning
Reverence toward deity; can mean either genuine piety or excessive superstition depending on context.
(δείδω, to fear; δαίμων, deity) reverent to the deity, religious; compar. -μονεστέρους (AV, too superstitious, R, txt., somewhat superstitious, a sense in wh. the word is sometimes used; cf. Field, Notes, 125), more religious, God fearing, than others, quite religious (Abbott, Essays, 105 ff.; Deiss., LAE, 285): Act.17:22.
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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