What does εὐσχημόνως (euschēmónōs) mean in the Bible?
εὐσχημόνως (euschēmónōs): Conduct yourself with dignified propriety that reflects well on Christian character publicly.
Greek · G2156
εὐσχημόνως
Decorously
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εὐσχημόνωςG2156
Pronunciationeuschēmónōs
What does εὐσχημόνως (euschēmónōs) mean in the Bible?
εὐσχημόνως (euschēmónōs): Conduct yourself with dignified propriety that reflects well on Christian character publicly.
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How does the BSB render G2156?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include decently (1), in a proper (1), properly (1).
Where does εὐσχημόνως (euschēmónōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 13:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdecently1×Romans 13:13
in a proper1×1 Corinthians 14:40
properly1×1 Thessalonians 4:12
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First aligned rowRomans 13:13
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Romans11 Corinthians11 Thessalonians1
Source forms
εὐσχημόνως3xeuschēmonōsRomans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 14:40, 1 Thessalonians 4:12
Parsing patterns
Adverb3xRomans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 14:40, 1 Thessalonians 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Conduct yourself with dignified propriety that reflects well on Christian character publicly.
Strong'sG2156
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 14:40Source Gloss
decorously
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 13:13Adverb
εὐσχημόνωςeuschmonwv
becomingly, decorously
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:40Adverb
εὐσχημόνωςeuschmonwv
becomingly, decorously
Read verse1 Thessalonians 4:12Adverb
εὐσχημόνωςeuschmonwv
becomingly, decorously
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Rom 13:13 · 1 Cor 14:40 · 1 Thess 4:123×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
conducting worship assembly activities in orderly, proper manner
walking or living in fitting, respectable manner befitting daylight
conducting oneself honorably toward outsiders in daily behavior
Word Origins
εὐσχημόνως is built from this root: