πτόησιςptóēsis
alarm
Greek (New Testament) · G4423
Meanings
a fluttering, excitement, caused by any emotion, but especially by fear, hence, terror: φοβεῖσθαι πτόησιν, to be afraid with (cognate accusative) or of any terror (see ICC, in l.): 1 Peter 3:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 1 Peter 3:6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.