UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: religious

Semantic entry: 53.3

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Religious Practice

Definition: pertaining to being religious

Notes: δεισιδαίμων may occur in either a good or a bad sense; that is to say, it may mean either ‘very religious’ or ‘superstitious,’ although the meaning of ‘superstitious’ is primarily a later development in the meaning of this word. In RV ACT 17:22 · LV ACT 17:22 · Read together ACT 17:22 there seems every reason to believe that Paul was using the term in a positive sense.