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.
See every passage
- Matthew 14:26, 28:4, 28:8
- Mark 4:41
- Luke 1:12, 1:65, 2:9, 5:26, 7:16, 8:37, 21:26
- John 7:13, 19:38, 20:19
- Acts 2:43, 5:5, 5:11, 9:31, 19:17
- Romans 3:18, 8:15, 13:3, 13:7
- 1 Corinthians 2:3
- 2 Corinthians 5:11, 7:1, 7:5, 7:11, 7:15
- Ephesians 5:21, 6:5
- Philippians 2:12
- 1 Timothy 5:20
- Hebrews 2:15
- 1 Peter 1:17, 2:18, 3:2, 3:14
- 1 John 4:18
- Jude 1:23
- Revelation 11:11, 18:10, 18:15
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.