φοβέωphobéō
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
Greek (New Testament) · G5399
Meanings
1. in Hom., to put to flight. Pass., to be put to flight, to flee affrighted
2. to terrify, frighten. Pass., to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear: Matthew 10:31, Matthew 14:27, Mark 5:33, Mark 6:50, Luke 1:13, Luke 8:50, John 6:19, John 12:15, Acts 16:38, and elsewhere; opposed to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Romans 11:20; σφόδρα, Matthew 17:6, Matthew 27:54; with cognate accusative, φόβον μέγαν, Mark 4:41, Luke 2:9 (1 Maccabees 10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, genitive, but cf. ICC, in l.), 1 Peter 3:14; πτόησιν, 1 Peter 3:6; with accusative of person, Matthew 10:26, Mark 11:18, Luke 19:21, John 9:22, Acts 9:26
Romans 13:3, and elsewhere; followed by ἀπό (like Heb. יָרֵא, Jeremiah 1:8, and elsewhere; cf. M, Pr., 102, 104n), Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4; followed by μή, Acts 23:10, Acts 27:17; μήπως, Acts 27:29, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 4:11; μήποτε, Hebrews 4:1; with infinitive, Matthew 1:20, Mark 9:32, and elsewhere; of reverential fear: Mark 6:20, Ephesians 5:33; τ. θεόν, Luke 1:50, Acts 10:2, 1 Peter 2:17, Revelation 14:7, and elsewhere; τ. κύριον, Colossians 3:22, Revelation 15:4; τ. ὄνομα τ. θεοῦ (see ὄνομα), Revelation 11:18; οἱ φοβούμενοι τ. θεόν, of proselytes, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:26 (cf. ἐκ-φοβέω)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 95 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
- Matthew 9:8 Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority.
- Matthew 10:26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
- Matthew 10:28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Matthew 10:31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
See every passage
- Matthew 1:20, 2:22, 9:8, 10:26, 10:28, 10:31, 14:5, 14:27, 14:30, 17:6, 17:7, 21:26, 21:46, 25:25, 27:54, 28:5, 28:10
- Mark 4:41, 5:15, 5:33, 5:36, 6:20, 6:50, 9:32, 10:32, 11:18, 11:32, 12:12, 16:8
- Luke 1:13, 1:30, 1:50, 2:9, 2:10, 5:10, 8:25, 8:35, 8:50, 9:34, 9:45, 12:4, 12:5, 12:7, 12:32, 18:2, 18:4, 19:21, 20:19, 22:2, 23:40
- John 6:19, 6:20, 9:22, 12:15, 19:8
- Acts 5:26, 9:26, 10:2, 10:22, 10:35, 13:16, 13:26, 16:38, 18:9, 22:29, 23:10, 27:17, 27:24, 27:29
- Romans 11:20, 13:3, 13:4
- 2 Corinthians 11:3, 12:20
- Galatians 2:12, 4:11
- Ephesians 5:33
- Colossians 3:22
- Hebrews 4:1, 11:23, 11:27, 13:6
- 1 Peter 2:17, 3:6, 3:14
- 1 John 4:18
- Revelation 1:17, 2:10, 11:18, 14:7, 15:4, 19:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.