deos denotes a reverent fear or awe accompanying acceptable worship before God.

The attested use presents deos as reverent fear or awe accompanying the offering of acceptable worship to God.

1. Reverent awe in worship · dominant

   In Hebrews 12:28, the genitive singular neuter form occurs in the call to offer acceptable worship to God; the APB renders the surrounding phrase "with reverence and awe."

   Hebrews 12:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 12:28, the APB presents the clause as worship offered "with reverence and awe." The specific contribution of the form cannot be isolated beyond that worship setting.