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Lexicon :: Strong's G5398 - phoberos

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φοβερός
Transliteration
phoberos (Key)
Pronunciation
fob-er-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

φοβερός phoberós, fob-er-os'; from G5401; frightful, i.e. (objectively) formidable:—fearful, terrible.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5398 in the following manner: fearful (2x), terrible (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5398 in the following manner: fearful (2x), terrible (1x).

  1. inspiring fear, terrible, formidable

  2. affected with fear, timid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φοβερός phoberós, fob-er-os'; from G5401; frightful, i.e. (objectively) formidable:—fearful, terrible.
STRONGS G5398:
φοβερός, φοβερά, φοβερόν (φοβέω), from Aeschylus down, (fearful i. e.):
1. (actively) inspiring fear, terrible, formidable; the Sept. for נורָא.
2. (passively) affected with fear, timid; in the N. T., only in the former (active) sense: Hebrews 10:27, 31; Hebrews 12:21.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
10:27; 10:31; 12:21

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Strong's Number G5398 matches the Greek φοβερός (phoberos),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:17 - And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:19 - And we departed from Choreb, and went through all that great wilderness and terrible, which ye saw, by the way of the mountain of the Amorite, as the Lord our God charged us, and we came as far as Cades Barne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:7 - For the Lord our God has blessed thee in every work of thy hands. Consider how thou wentest through that great and terrible wilderness: behold, the Lord thy God has been with thee forty years; thou didst not lack any thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, where is the biting serpent, and scorpion, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee a fountain of water out of the flinty rock:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the Lord your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great, and strong, and terrible God, who does not [fn]accept persons, nor will he by any means accept a bribe:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:25 - For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - And I said, Nay, I pray thee, O Lord God of heaven, the mighty, the great and terrible, keeping thy covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to those that keep his commandments:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - (LXX 4:8) And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - And now, O our God, the powerful, the great, the mighty, and the terrible, keeping thy covenant and thy mercy, let not all the trouble seem little in thy sight which has come upon us, and our kings, and our princes, and our priests, and our prophets, and our fathers, and upon all thy people, from the days of the kings of Assur even to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel. (LXX 5:1a) And being splendidly arrayed, and having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids, and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female, and the other followed bearing her train. (5:1b) And she was blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face was cheerful, as it were benevolent, but her heart was straitened for fear. (5:1c) And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, covered all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible. (5:1d) And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. (5:1e) But God changed the spirit of the king to gentleness, and in intense feeling he sprang from off his throne, and took her into his arms, until she recovered: and he comforted her with peaceable words, and said to her, (5:1f) What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother; be of good cheer, thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared to thee, Draw nigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - (LXX 46:3) For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - (LXX 65:3) Say unto God, How awful are thy works! through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - (LXX 65:5) Come and behold the works of God; he is terrible in his counsels beyond the children of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:7 - (LXX 75:8) Thou art terrible; and who shall withstand thee, because of thine anger?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:12 - (LXX 75:13) and that takes away the spirits of princes; to him that is terrible among the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 - (LXX 88:8) God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:4 - (LXX 95:4) For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is terrible above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:3 - (LXX 98:3) Let them give thanks to thy great name; for it is terrible and holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - (LXX 105:22) wondrous works in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:9 - (LXX 110:9) He sent redemption to his people: he commanded his covenant for ever: holy and fearful is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 - (LXX 138:14) I will give thee thanks; for thou art fearfully wondrous; wondrous are thy works; and my soul knows it well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:6 - (LXX 144:6) And they shall speak of the power of thy terrible acts; and recount thy greatness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:25 - A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:1 - The Vision of the Desert. As though a whirlwind should pass through the desert, coming from a desert, even from such a land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31 - Thou, O king, sawest, and behold an image: that image was great, and the appearance of it excellent, standing before thy face; and the form of it was terrible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - After this one I looked, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong, and its teeth were of iron; devouring and crushing to atoms, and it trampled the remainder with its feet: and it was altogether different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - Then I enquired carefully concerning the fourth beast; for it differed from every other beast, exceeding dreadful: its teeth were of iron, and its claws of brass, devouring, and utterly breaking to pieces, and it trampled the remainder with its feet:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:7 - He is terrible and famous; his judgment shall proceed of himself, and his dignity shall come out of himself.
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