Word study · lex.G4586
σεμνός semnos
honorable · grave · dignified · venerable
Team definition
From σέβομαι. In classical use, reverend, august, or venerable, of gods and of people. In the New Testament, grave or serious: of persons in the Pastoral Epistles, and of things in Phil 4:8 (ὅσα σεμνά). The entry does not import a moral catalog into Paul's list.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 4
Senses
1. grave or serious, of persons 1 Tim 3:8, 1 Tim 3:11, Titus 2:2
2. honorable or dignified, of things Phil 4:8
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. σεμνός (G4586)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G4586
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
The virtue list and what was seen in Paul (4:8–9) Phil 4:8; Phil 4:9