The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

θρησκεία

Lemmaθρησκεία
Citation formθρησκεία, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossritual worship, religion
Strong’sG2356
Transliterationthrēskeía
Definitionceremonial observance
KJV glosses:--religion, worshipping.
Derivationfrom a derivative of
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
θρησκεία
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 1:26
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 1:27
θρησκείᾳ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Colossians 2:18
θρησκείας
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 26:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: θρησκεια.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for θρησκεία with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.