θεοσεβ-ής, ές,
fearing God, religious, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86, 2.37, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 260 (_superlative_), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 394d, +others; θ. μέλος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 897 (Lyric poetry); τὸ θεοσεβές 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 977e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -βῶς[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.58. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]