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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.)
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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 123 times in 118 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 9:2–Psa 5:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under your [fn]power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:53 - The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - So Israel departed from Secima, and the fear of God was upon the cities round about them, and they did not pursue after the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - And I will send terror before thee, and I will strike with amazement all the nations to which thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies to flee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - Begin to put thy terror and thy fear on the face of all the nations under heaven, who shall be troubled when they have heard thy name, and shall be in anguish [fn]before thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25 - No one shall stand before you; and the Lord your God will put the fear of you and the dread of you on the face of all the land, on which ye shall tread, as he told you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:67

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:67 - In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were evening! and in the evening thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thine heart with which thou shalt fear, and for the sights of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, and terror shall issue out of the secret chambers; the young man shall perish with the virgin, the suckling with him who has grown old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:17 - And the name of David was famous in all the land; and the Lord put the terror of him on all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do your duty: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither is it for him to respect persons, nor to take bribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9 - And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, in truth and with a perfect heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - And he sought the Lord in the days of Zacharias, who understood the fear of the Lord; and in his days he sought the Lord, and the Lord prospered him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - And I said, The thing which ye do is not good; ye will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles our enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But as for the former acts of extortion wherein those who were before me oppressed them, they even took of them their last money, forty didrachms for bread and wine; and the very outcasts of them exercised authority over the people: but I did not so, because of the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard of it, that all the nations round about us feared, and great alarm fell upon them, and they knew that it was of our God that this work should be finished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.

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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 BoxEst 5:2 - And having raised the golden sceptre he laid it upon her neck, and embraced her, and said, Speak to me. (LXX 5:2a) And she said to him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory; for thou, my lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face is full of grace. (5:2b) And while she was speaking, she fainted and fell. Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - For the chiefs of the satraps, and the princes and the royal scribes, honoured the Jews; for the fear of Mardochæus lay upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:24 - For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:25 - For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, and accomplished such words before the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:21 - And his terror is in his ears: just when he seems to be at peace, his overthrow will come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9 - Their houses are prosperous, neither have they any where cause for fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2 - What beginning or fear is his—even he that makes all things in the highest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23 - For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - sending a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:16 - then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:17 - And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3 - and hast reared their young without fear; and wilt thou loosen their pangs?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She has hardened herself against her young ones, as though she bereaved not herself: she labours in vain without fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:19 - Hast thou invested the horse with strength, and clothed his neck with terror?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14 - (LXX 41:6) Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:25 - (LXX 41:17) And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts which leap upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - (LXX 5:8) But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.

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