φόβοςphóbos

alarm or fright

Greek (New Testament) · G5401

Meanings

1. in Hom., flight.

2. That which causes flight, fear, dread, terror: Luke 1:12, Acts 5:5, 1 Timothy 5:20. 1 John 4:18, and elsewhere; cognate accusative, φοβεῖσθαι φ., Mark 4:41, Luke 2:9; with genitive object, John 7:13, John 19:33, John 20:19, Hebrews 2:5, 1 Peter 3:14 (but cf. ICC, in l.); ἀπὸ (τοῦ) φ., Matthew 14:26, Luke 21:26; εἰς φ., Romans 8:15; μετὰ φόβου, Matthew 28:8; φ. καὶ τρόμος, 1 Corinthians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 7:15, Ephesians 6:5, Philippians 2:12; by by metonymy, of that which causes fear, Romans 13:3; of reverential fear, Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 1:17, 1 Peter 2:18, 1 Peter 3:2, 1 Peter 3:15; τ. κυρίου, Acts 9:31, 2 Corinthians 5:11; Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 5:21; θεοῦ, Romans 3:18, 2 Corinthians 7:1

Synonyms

see δειλία

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 46 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
  • Matthew 28:4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
  • Matthew 28:8 The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message.
  • Mark 4:41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
  • Luke 1:12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him.
  • Luke 1:65 Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.