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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 - The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:53

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:53 - May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone— until your people pass by, LORD, until the people you bought[fn] pass by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - “I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25 - No one will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:67

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:67 - In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were morning!”—because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:17 - So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the LORD made all the nations fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Now let the fear of the LORD be on you. Judge carefully, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9 - He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear[fn] of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[fn] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:24 - For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:25 - What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:21 - Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9 - Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2 - “Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23 - For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:16 - he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3 - They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14 - Who dares open the doors of its mouth, ringed about with fearsome teeth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:25 - When it rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before its thrashing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

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