εὐσεβής

εὐσεβής, ές (dat. pl. -σεβέοις IG 5(1).1390.5 (Andania)), (σέβω) A. pious, religious, opp. δυσσεβής (q.v.), Thgn. 1141, Hdt. 2.141, Pi. O. 3.41; τρόπος Ar. Ra. 457 (lyr.): not common in early Prose, Gorg. Fr. 6D., Pl. Phlb. 39e; dutiful, esp. discharging sacred duties, πρός or ἔς τινα, A. Supp. 340, E. El. 253; ἀνὴρ εὐ. (v.l. εὐλαβής) κατὰ τὸν νόμον Act.Ap. 22.12; εὐ. καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν θεόν ib.10.2: c.acc. modi, -εστέρα χεῖρα more righteous in act, A. Ch. 141; εὐσεβεῖς κἀξ εὐσεβῶν βλαστόντας S. El. 589; ὁ τῶν εὐσεβῶν χῶρος, of a place in the nether world, Pl. Ax. 371c; ἐν εὐσεβέων (sc. χώρῳ) Call. Epigr. 12, cf. Sammelb. 2048 (ii b.c.). b. Astrol., αἱ τῶν εὐσεβῶν μοῖραι Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).227. 2. as epith. of Emperors, = Pius, IGRom. 3.91 (iii A.D.), al., PGrenf. 1.49.28 (iii A.D.), PHamb. 1.13.2 (iii A.D.), etc.; esp. of Antoninus Pius, IGRom. 3.1293, al. b. of taxes, etc., due to the Emperor, BGU 917.15 (iv A.D.), etc. 3. metaph., of a piece of land, dutiful, i.e. productive, ἀγρὸν -έστερον γεωργεῖν οὐδʼ ἕνα οἶμαι Men. Georg. 35. II. of acts, things, etc., holy, sacred, ταῦτά μοὐστὶν εὐσεβῆ θεῶν πάρα A. Ch. 122; εὐ. χρηστήριον E. El. 1272; ἐν εὐσεβεῖ [ἐστι] c.inf., Id. Hel. 1277; τὸ εὐ., = εὐσέβεια, S. OC 1125, E. Tr. 43; τὸ ὑμέτερον εὐ. Antipho 5.96; τοὐμὸν εὐ. E. Hipp. 656; τιτῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐσεβῶν παραβαίνειν Philipp. ap. D. 18.157. III. Adv. εὐσεβέως, Att. -βῶς, Pi. O. 6.79, etc.; εὐσεβῶς ἔχει, for εὐσεβές ἐστι, S. OT 1431, D. 19.212: Comp. -έστερον X. Mem. 4.3.16: Sup. -έστατα Isoc. 4.33.