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Lexicon :: Strong's G5401 - phobos

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φόβος
Transliteration
phobos (Key)
Pronunciation
fob'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary phebomai (to be put in fear)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:189,1272

Trench's Synonyms: x. δειλία, φόβος, εὐλάβεια.

Strong’s Definitions

φόβος phóbos, fob'-os; from a primary φέβομαι phébomai (to be put in fear); alarm or fright:—be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G5401 in the following manner: fear (41x), terror (3x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G5401 in the following manner: fear (41x), terror (3x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. fear, dread, terror

    1. that which strikes terror

  2. reverence for one's husband

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φόβος phóbos, fob'-os; from a primary φέβομαι phébomai (to be put in fear); alarm or fright:—be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror.
STRONGS G5401:
φόβος, φοβοῦ, ὁ (φέβομαι; like φόρος, τρόμος, πόνος, from φέρω, τρέμω, πένομαι), from Homer down, the Sept. for יִרְאָה, פַּחַד, אֵימָה (terror), חִתִּית (terror);
1. fear, dread, terror; in a subjective sense (οὐδέν ἐστι φόβος εἰ μή προδοσία τῶν ἀπό λογισμοῦ βοηθημάτων, Wis. 17:11; προσδοκίαν λέγω κακοῦ τοῦτο, εἴτε φόβον, εἴτε δέος καλεῖτε, Plato, Protag., p. 358 d.): universally, 1 John 4:18; φόβος ἐπί τινα πίπτει (Acts 19:17 L Tr); Revelation 11:11 Rec.; ἐπιπίπτει, Luke 1:12; Acts 19:17 (R G T WH; Revelation 11:11 L T Tr WH); ἐγένετο, Luke 1:65; Acts 5:5, 11; λαμβάνει τινα, Luke 7:16 (Homer Iliad 11, 402); γίνεται τίνι, Acts 2:43; πλησθῆναι φοβοῦ, Luke 5:26; συνέχεσθαι φόβῳ, Luke 8:37; ἔχειν φόβον, 1 Timothy 5:20 (Herodotus 8, 12); κατεργάζεσθαι; τίνι φόβον, 2 Corinthians 7:11; φοβεῖσθαι φόβον (see φοβέω, 2), Mark 9:41; Luke 2:9; with a genitive of the object added, 1 Peter 3:14 (so Winer's Grammar, § 32, 2; others subject. genitive); ἀπό φοβοῦ, for fear, Luke 21:26; ἀπό τοῦ φοβοῦ, for the fear, with which they were struck, Matthew 14:26; with a genitive of the object added, Matthew 28:4; εἰς φόβον, unto (that ye may) fear, Romans 8:15; μετά φοβοῦ, Matthew 28:8; with καί τρόμου added, 2 Corinthians 7:15; Ephesians 6:5; Philippians 2:12; ἐν φόβῳ καί ἐν τρόμῳ (see τρόμος), 1 Corinthians 2:3; τινα ἐν φόβῳ σῴζειν (Rec.), ἐλεαν (L T Tr WH), with anxious heed lest ye be defiled by the wickedness of those whom ye are rescuing, Jude 1:23; plural φόβοι, feelings of fear, fears (Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)), 2 Corinthians 7:5; φόβος τίνος, genitive of the object (our fear of one): τῶν Ἰουδαίων, John 7:13; John 19:38; John 20:19; βασανισμοῦ, Revelation 18:10, 15; θανάτου, Hebrews 2:15 (Xenophon, mem. l, 4, 7). In an objective sense, that which strikes terror: φόβος ἀγαθῶν ἔργων, or more correctly (with L T Tr WH) τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ, a terror to (or for), Romans 13:3.
2. reverence, respect (for authority, rank, dignity): Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Peter 3:16 (15); ἡ ἐν φόβῳ ἀναστροφή, behavior coupled with (cf. ἐν, I. 5 e.) reverence for one's husband, 1 Peter 3:2; φόβος with a genitive of the object: τοῦ κυρίου, Acts 9:31; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 5:21 (not Rec.); Θεοῦ, Romans 3:18; 2 Corinthians 7:1; (Ephesians 5:21 Rec.); Θεοῦ is omitted as suggested by the context, 1 Peter 1:17; (often in the O. T. יְהוָה יִרְאַת and אֱלֹהִים יִרְאַת). (Synonyms: see δειλία, δέος, at the end; cf. φοβέω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:26; 28:4; 28:8
Mark
9:41
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; 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; 5:21; 6:5
Philippians
2:12
1 Timothy
5:20
Hebrews
2:15
1 Peter
1:17; 2:18; 3:2; 3:14; 3:16
1 John
4:18
Jude
1:23
Revelation
11:11; 11:11; 18:10; 18:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5401 matches the Greek φόβος (phobos),
which occurs 47 times in 44 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ φόβου G5401 αὐτοῦ ἐσείσθησαν οἱ τηροῦντες καὶ ἐγένοντο ὡσεὶ νεκροί

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:8 - καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ταχὺ ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου μετὰ φόβου G5401 καὶ χαρᾶς μεγάλης ἔδραμον ἀπαγγεῖλαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:41 - καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον G5401 μέγαν καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:12 - καὶ ἐταράχθη Ζαχαρίας ἰδών καὶ φόβος G5401 ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:65 - καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος G5401 τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ὀρεινῇ τῆς Ἰουδαίας διελαλεῖτο πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:9 - καὶ ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπέστη αὐτοῖς καὶ δόξα κυρίου περιέλαμψεν αὐτούς καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον G5401 μέγαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:26 - καὶ ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν θεόν καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν φόβου G5401 λέγοντες ὅτι Εἴδομεν παράδοξα σήμερον

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:16 - ἔλαβεν δὲ φόβος G5401 ἅπαντας, καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν θεὸν λέγοντες ὅτι Προφήτης μέγας ἐγήγερται ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ ὅτι Ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὅτι φόβῳ G5401 μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:26 - ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου G5401 καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:13 - οὐδεὶς μέντοι παρρησίᾳ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ διὰ τὸν φόβον G5401 τῶν Ἰουδαίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον G5401 τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἦλθεν οὖν καὶ ἦρεν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:19 - Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον G5401 τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:43 - ἐγένετο δὲ πάσῃ ψυχῇ φόβος G5401 πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων Ἐγίνετο

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:5 - ἀκούων δὲ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος G5401 μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:11 - καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος G5401 μέγας ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:31 - Αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι καθ᾽ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Γαλιλαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας εἶχον εἰρήνην οἰκοδομουμέναι καὶ πορευομέναι τῷ φόβῳ G5401 τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπληθύνοντο

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο γνωστὸν πᾶσιν Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον καὶ ἐπέπεσεν φόβος G5401 ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:18 - οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος G5401 θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:15 - οὐ γὰρ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας πάλιν εἰς φόβον G5401 ἀλλ᾽ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα υἱοθεσίας ἐν ᾧ κράζομεν Αββα ὁ πατήρ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος G5401 τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων, ἀλλὰ τῶν κακῶν θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς·

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:7 - ἀπόδοτε οὖν πᾶσιν τὰς ὀφειλάς, τῷ τὸν φόρον τὸν φόρον τῷ τὸ τέλος τὸ τέλος τῷ τὸν φόβον G5401 τὸν φόβον G5401 τῷ τὴν τιμὴν τὴν τιμήν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:3 - καὶ ἐγὼ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ καὶ ἐν φόβῳ G5401 καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ πολλῷ ἐγενόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:11 - Εἰδότες οὖν τὸν φόβον G5401 τοῦ κυρίου ἀνθρώπους πείθομεν θεῷ δὲ πεφανερώμεθα· ἐλπίζω δὲ καὶ ἐν ταῖς συνειδήσεσιν ὑμῶν πεφανερῶσθαι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀγαπητοί καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ G5401 θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:5 - Καὶ γὰρ ἐλθόντων ἡμῶν εἰς Μακεδονίαν οὐδεμίαν ἔσχηκεν ἄνεσιν ἡ σὰρξ ἡμῶν ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι· ἔξωθεν μάχαι ἔσωθεν φόβοι G5401

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:11 - ἰδού, γὰρ αὐτὸ τοῦτο τὸ κατὰ θεὸν λυπηθῆναι ὑμᾶς, πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν ἀλλὰ φόβον G5401 ἀλλὰ ἐπιπόθησιν ἀλλὰ ζῆλον ἀλλ᾽ ἐκδίκησιν ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι ἐν τῷ πράγματι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν ὡς μετὰ φόβου G5401 καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:21 - ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ G5401 Θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:5 - Οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπακούετε τοῖς κυρίοις κατὰ σάρκα μετὰ φόβου G5401 καὶ τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - Ὥστε ἀγαπητοί μου καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου μετὰ φόβου G5401 καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:20 - τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας ἐνώπιον πάντων ἔλεγχε ἵνα καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ φόβον G5401 ἔχωσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:15 - καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους ὅσοι φόβῳ G5401 θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:17 - Καὶ εἰ πατέρα ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸν ἀπροσωπολήπτως κρίνοντα κατὰ τὸ ἑκάστου ἔργον ἐν φόβῳ G5401 τὸν τῆς παροικίας ὑμῶν χρόνον ἀναστράφητε

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:18 - Οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ G5401 τοῖς δεσπόταις οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:2 - ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ G5401 ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:14 - ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ πάσχοιτε διὰ δικαιοσύνην μακάριοι τὸν δὲ φόβον G5401 αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε μηδὲ ταραχθῆτε

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:15 - κύριον δὲ τὸν Θεὸν ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν ἕτοιμοι δὲ ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος μετά πραΰτητος καί φόβου G5401

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:18 - φόβος G5401 οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἀλλ᾽ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον G5401 ὅτι ὁ φόβος G5401 κόλασιν ἔχει ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - οὓς δὲ ἐν φόβῳ G5401 σῴζετε ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς ἁρπάζοντες μισοῦντες καὶ τὸν ἀπὸ τῆς σαρκὸς ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:11 - καὶ μετὰ τὰς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ ἥμισυ πνεῦμα ζωῆς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσῆλθεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς καὶ ἔστησαν ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ φόβος G5401 μέγας ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τοὺς θεωροῦντας αὐτούς,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἑστηκότες διὰ τὸν φόβον G5401 τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες Οὐαὶ οὐαί ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά ὅτι ἐν μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἦλθεν ἡ κρίσις σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - οἱ ἔμποροι τούτων οἱ πλουτήσαντες ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ μακρόθεν στήσονται διὰ τὸν φόβον G5401 τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς κλαίοντες καὶ πενθοῦντες
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