σέβασμα sébasma
Meaning
something adored, i.e. an object of worship (god, altar, etc)
In the King James Version: devotion, that is worshipped
Derivation: from G4573 (σεβάζομαι);
Where it is used
- Acts 17:23 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.