What does εὐσέβεια · μυστήριον mean in the Bible?
εὐσέβεια · μυστήριον is a Greek phrase meaning "revealed mystery of godliness".
Greek · G2150, G3466
τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον
Piety; specially, the gospel scheme · mystery
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εὐσέβειαG2150piety; specially, the gospel scheme
Pronunciationeusébeia
Reverent devotion to God expressing itself in righteous conduct and submission to His will
Open lexicon entry →μυστήριονG3466mystery
Pronunciationmystḗrion
God's hidden counsel now revealed through Christ and the Gospel, not inherently unknowable.
Open lexicon entry →What does τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον (tēs eusebeias mystērion) mean in the Bible?
εὐσέβεια · μυστήριον is a Greek phrase meaning "revealed mystery of godliness".
Full entry for τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον (G2150, G3466) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2150, G3466?
G2150, G3466 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. revealed mystery of godliness
Source Gloss
revealed mystery of godliness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms15Case patternAccusative (7)Number patternSingular (14)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 4:8 · 1 Tim 6:62×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 3:16 · 2 Tim 3:52×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 3:12 · 1 Tim 2:2 · 2 Pet 1:73×
Dative · Plural · Feminine2 Pet 3:111×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 4:7 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 1 Tim 6:5 · 1 Tim 6:11 · Titus 1:1 · 2 Pet 1:3 · 2 Pet 1:67×
Word Origins
τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον is built from this root: