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GreekG5401Noun (Masculine)

φόβος

phobos

43Occurrences
G5401Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

alarm or fright

from a primary (to be put in fear);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Hom., flight.
2.That which causes flight, fear, dread, terror
Synonyms
see: *δειλία *(and of. DCG, i, 381)
LXX: chiefly for יִרְאָה, also for פַּחַד, אֵימָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

φόβος appears 43 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
7
2 Corinthians
5
Acts
5
1 Peter
4
Romans
4
John
3
Matthew
3
Revelation
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 2:3BSB

I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

2 Corinthians 7:1BSB

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Acts 9:31BSB

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:12BSB

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

Matthew 28:4BSB

The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

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