Log inStart 7-Day Trial
GreekG5399Verb

φοβέω

phobeō

92Occurrences
G5399Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere

from G5401 (φόβος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Hem., to put to flight. Pass., to be put to flight, to flee affrighted
2.to terrify, frighten (; Hdt. and Att. ). Pass. (so always in NT; cf. M, Pr., 162), to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear
LXX: chiefly for מִן יָרֵא

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

φοβέω appears 92 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
21
Matthew
17
Acts
14
Mark
12
Revelation
6
John
5
Hebrews
4
1 Peter
3

Key Passages

1 John 4:18BSB

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

Acts 5:26BSB

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

Luke 12:4BSB

I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

Matthew 1:20BSB

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Mark 11:18BSB

When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.