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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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θρησκεία

Strong’s: G2356

Associated OET lemmas: θρησκεία

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: θρησκεία; -ας

Related lemmas: θρησκός

Sense 1: religion, piety

Semantic entry: 53.1

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Religious Practice

Definition: appropriate beliefs and devout practice of obligations relating to supernatural persons and powers

Notes: In a number of languages there is no specific term equivalent to ‘religion,’ but one may always speak of this phase of culture by some phrase such as ‘how to act toward God’ or ‘what one does to placate spirits’ or ‘how one worships.’

Show passage in OET: ACT 26:5

OET-RV ACT 26:5

5 They also know, and could even testify to you if they would admit it, that I followed our religious laws very closely as a member of the Farisaios party.

OET-LV ACT 26:5

5 knowing_before me originally, if they_may_be_willing to_be_testifying that according_to the most_exact sect the of_our religion, I_lived a_Farisaios_party_member.
Show passage in OET: COL 2:18

OET-RV COL 2:18

18 Don’t let anyone be disqualifying you all with their apparent humility and worshipping the messengers, telling you what they’ve seen and being arrogant and vain about their earthly minds.

OET-LV COL 2:18

18 ˓Let˒_ no_one _be_disqualifying you_all, willing in humility, and the_worship of_the messengers, which he_has_seen detailing, vainly being_arrogant by the mind of_the flesh of_him,

Jump to OET ACT 26:5 section.

Jump to OET COL 2:18 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: OET ACT 26:5

COL: OET COL 2:18

JAM: OET JAM 1:26–27