A noun meaning reverence, godly fear, or devout caution. It combines eu (well) and lambano (to take hold of) — the idea of taking hold of things carefully, with proper regard. It describes a devout, reverent posture toward God that motivates careful, obedient living — not slavish terror but filial reverence.
Eulabeia describes the kind of fear that is actually a form of love and trust — the reverence of a child before a holy Father, not the terror of a slave before a tyrant. Hebrews 5:7 says Jesus was heard because of his eulabeia — his reverent submission to the Father. Hebrews 12:28 calls believers to worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. This holy fear is not anxiety but attentiveness — the careful, alert posture of someone who takes God seriously. It is the antidote to both presumption (treating God casually) and despair (treating God as merely threatening).