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GreekG5398Adjective

φοβερός

phoberos

3Occurrences
G5398Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

frightful, i.e. (objectively) formidable

from G5401 (φόβος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
fearful, whether act, or pass.
1.act., = δεινός, causing fear, terrible (LXX)
2.Pass., = δειλός, feeling fear, timid .
LXX: chiefly for יָרֵא, also for דְּחַל, אָיֹם

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

φοβερός appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
3

Key Passages

Hebrews 10:27BSB

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

Hebrews 10:31BSB

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Hebrews 12:21BSB

The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

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