δειλίαdeilía
cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2 Timothy 1:7.
Greek (New Testament) · G1167
Synonyms
φόβος, fear, in general, good or bad; εὐλάβεια (see that word), apprehension generally, but chiefly pious fear, "that careful and watchful reverence which pays regard to every circumstance in that with which it has to deal" (cf. Tr., Syn., § x).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.