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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 124 times in 119 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 9:2–Psa 5:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - If the God of my father - the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears - had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:53 - May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us." Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - "I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25 - Nobody will be able to resist you; the LORD your God will spread the fear and terror of you over the whole land on which you walk, just as he promised you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:67

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:67 - In the morning you will say, 'If only it were evening!' And in the evening you will say, 'I wish it were morning!' because of the things you will fear and the things you will see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - The sword will make people childless outside, and terror will do so inside; they will destroy both the young man and the virgin, the infant and the gray-haired man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - She said to the men, "I know the LORD is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:17 - So David became famous in all the lands; the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9 - He commanded them: "Carry out your duties with respect for the LORD, with honesty, and with pure motives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the LORD, God caused him to succeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw this, they were greatly disheartened. They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, opposite the king's quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - Throughout every province and throughout every city where the king's edict and his law arrived, the Jews experienced happiness and joy, banquets and holidays. Many of the resident peoples pretended to be Jews, because the fear of the Jews had overcome them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and those who performed the king's business were assisting the Jews, for the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:24 - For my sighing comes in place of my food, and my groanings flow forth like water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:25 - For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - who would take his rod away from me so that his terror would not make me afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - Would not his splendor terrify you and the fear he inspires fall on you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:21 - Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - When he pulls it out and it comes out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver, terrors come over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9 - Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2 - "Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23 - For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - Therefore no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:16 - Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:17 - Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3 - They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:19 - "Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14 - Who can open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:25 - When it rises up, the mighty are terrified, at its thrashing about they withdraw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

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