θεοσεβής
theosebēs
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godly
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theosebes describes a person whose doing of God's will is set against the conduct of sinners.
The term describes a person characterized in John 9:31 by doing God's will, set in contrast with sinners in the statement about whom God hears.
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A person who does God's will · dominant
In John 9:31, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the person in the conditional clause, alongside doing God's will; the APB renders the clause, "but if anyone is godly and does his will, this one he hears."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 9:31, the APB presents the person as "godly" and joins this description to doing God's will.