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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Gen 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:17 - And he was afraid and said, “How awesome 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 Box Deu 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:19 - “Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrifying wilderness that you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:7 - For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows your going through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:25

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - And I said, “O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - “Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, in front of the king’s quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared,
a great king over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:7 - But you, you are to be feared!
Who can stand before you
when once your anger is roused?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:12 - who cuts off the spirit of princes,
who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 - a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all who are around him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:4 - For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:3 - Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:9 - He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 - I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[fn]
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:6 - They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:25 - Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:1 - The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.
As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,
it comes from the wilderness,
from a terrible land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31 - “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - “Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:7 - They are dreaded and fearsome;
their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
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