What Does “Virtue” Mean in the Bible?
The firm habit of doing good. A “virtuous woman” is a good and worthy woman.
A detail
- In the Bible: it can also mean “power.” “The power of the Most High” is the power of God.
Where it appears in the Bible
Ruth 3:11; Luke 1:35
What the Bible says
Ruth 3:11
Fear not therefore, but whatsoever thou shalt say to me I will do to thee. For all the people that dwell within the gates of my city, know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Luke 1:35
And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 1803