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The word εὐσέβεια, εὐσέβέω signifies 'to exercise piety, reverence': a reverential sense of having to say to God, which should be shown by the creature to the Creator, and which should especially characterise the saints towards God their Father and to the Lord Jesus. The word is translated 'piety' in the A.V. only in 1 Timothy 5:4 . It is rendered 'holiness' in Acts 3:12 , and 'worship' in Acts 17:23 . In all other places it is 'godliness.' 'Piety' is a better translation, and distinguishes it from θεοσέβεια, which signifies 'worship, or fear of God,' and is translated 'godliness' in 1 Timothy 2:10 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Piety'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​p/piety.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Piety'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​p/piety.html. 1897.