to show piety
eusebeo describes reverent devotion expressed in household conduct or in worship.
The attested uses describe reverent devotion: in 1 Timothy 5:4 it is directed toward one’s own household and linked with repaying parents, while Acts 17:23 places it in a setting of worship directed toward an unknown god.
Senses in use
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Reverent devotion in conduct or worship · dominant
In 1 Timothy 5:4, the present active infinitive εὐσεβεῖν is connected with conduct toward one’s own household and repaying parents; the APB renders the clause “show piety toward their own household.” In Acts 17:23, the present active indicative plural εὐσεβεῖτε occurs in the address concerning an altar “To an unknown god”; the APB presents the surrounding action as worship, though it does not isolate this term’s specific English rendering.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly renders the household clause in 1 Timothy 5:4 with “show piety.” In Acts 17:23 it presents the wider clause with “what you worship,” and does not separately identify the term’s contribution.