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Strong's #5399 - φοβέω

Transliteration
phobéō
Phonetics
fob-eh'-o
Origin
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Parts of Speech
Verb
TDNT
9:189,1272
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Thayer's
  1. to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away)
    1. to put to flight, to flee
    2. to fear, be afraid
      1. to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm 1b
    3. of those startled by strange sights or occurrences 1b
    4. of those struck with amazement
      1. to fear, be afraid of one
      2. to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm)
    5. to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1481 ‑ גּוּר (goor);  1672 ‑ דָּאַג (daw‑ag');  1763 ‑ דְּחַל (deh‑khal');  2342 ‑ חוּל (khool, kheel);  2730 ‑ חָרֵד (khaw‑rade');  2865 ‑ חָתַת (khaw‑thath');  3025 ‑ יָגֹר (yaw‑gore');  3372 ‑ יָרֵא (yaw‑ray');  3372 ‑ יָרֵא (yaw‑ray');  5128 ‑ נוּעַ (noo'‑ah);  6206 ‑ עָרַץ (aw‑rats');  6342 ‑ פָּחַד (paw‑khad');  6399 ‑ פְּלַח (pel‑akh');  7264 ‑ רָגַז (raw‑gaz');  7493 ‑ רָעַשׁ (raw‑ash);  7760 ‑ שִׂים (soom, seem);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (110)
Matthew 20
Mark 14
Luke 25
John 7
Acts 15
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 2
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 7
1 Peter 5
1 John 1
Revelation 7
NAS (97)
Matthew 18
Mark 12
Luke 23
John 5
Acts 13
Romans 4
2 Corinthians 4
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 4
1 Peter 3
1 John 1
Revelation 6
HCS (95)
Matthew 18
Mark 12
Luke 23
John 5
Acts 14
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 2
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 4
1 Peter 3
1 John 1
Revelation 6
BSB (95)
Matthew 18
Mark 12
Luke 23
John 5
Acts 14
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 2
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 4
1 Peter 3
1 John 1
Revelation 6
ESV (83)
Matthew 15
Mark 12
Luke 19
John 5
Acts 10
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 2
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 4
1 Peter 2
1 John 1
Revelation 6
WEB (111)
Matthew 20
Mark 14
Luke 27
John 7
Acts 15
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 2
Galatians 2
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
Hebrews 7
1 Peter 4
1 John 1
Revelation 7
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

φοβέω,

3 pl. imper. φοβεόντων Hdt. 7.235: Ion. impf. φοβέεσκον Hes. Sc. 162: fut. -ήσω E. Heracl. 357 (lyr.), (ἐκ-) Th. 4.126 (dub.): aor. ἐφόβησα Il. 15.15, etc.: Pass. and Med., Ion. 2 sing. φοβέαι Hdt. 1.39; Ion. imper. φοβεῦ or φοβέο, Id. 1.9, 7.52: Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. impf. φοβέοντο Il. 6.41: fut. φοβήσομαι 22.250, Pl. Lg. 649c, D. 15.23, etc.; φοβηθήσομαι X. Cyr. 3.3.30, Plu. Brut. 40, Luc. Zeux. 9, v.l. in Pl. R. 470a: aor. Pass. ἐφοβήθην Hdt. 8.27, etc., Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. ἐφόβηθεν or φόβηθεν, Il. 15.326, 5.498; aor. Med. ἐφοβησάμην only Anacreont. 31.11: pf. πεφόβημαι Il. 10.510, etc.: plpf. 3 pl. ἐπεφόβηντο X. HG 7.4.32, Th. 5.50, πεφοβήατο Il. 21.206. Act., in Hom. (never in Od.)

always in the sense put to flight, [ ἴρηξ] ἐφόβησε κολοιούς Il. 16.583; [ Ζεὺς] καὶ ἄλκιμον ἄνδρα φοβεῖ ib. 689; Τρώων οὓς ἐφόβησας 22.11; φοβῆσαίτε στίχας ἀνδρῶν 17.505; σὸς δόλος.. ἐφόβησε δὲ λαούς 15.15; σέ γέ φημι.. δουρὶ φοβῆσαι 20.187; once in Hes., φοβέεσκον ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλ' ἀνθρώπων l.c.

II terrify, alarm, Hdt. 7.235, etc.; μὴ φίλους φόβει A. Th. 262; ᾧ μή 'στι δρῶντι τάρβος οὐδ' ἔπος φοβεῖ S. OT 296, cf. 1013, E. Hipp. 572 (lyr.); ἡ δύναμις τῶν νέων φοβοῦσά τινας Antipho 4.3.2; αἱ κάμηλοι ἐφόβουν τους ἵππους X. Cyr. 7.1.48; ρὸν Ἀλκιβιάδην ἐφόβουν, μὴ.. ἐπαγάγωνται Th. 5.45; c. dat.modi, λόγοις A. Pers. 215 (troch.); μεγαληγορίαισι φρένας E. Heracl. 357 (lyr.); τῷ μὲν Τισσαφέρνει τοὺς Ἀθηναίους φ., ἐκείνοις δὲ τὸν Τισσαφέρνην to frighten the Athenians with T., and T. with the Athenians, Th. 8.82; c. part., λέγοντες φ. τινάς by saying, X. Eq.Mag. 1.8; λέγοντες ὡς ἥξει βασιλεύς D 14.25: abs., πόνος ὁ μὴ φοβῶν κράτιστος S. Ph. 864 (lyr.), φοβήσαντες κατεστήσαντο τὴν πολιτείαν by terror, Pl. R. 551b.

2. c.acc. rei, threaten with, φ. λιμόν D.H. 6.51. Pass. and Med., in Hom. always in the sense to be put to flight (cf. Sch.A Il. 5.223, al.), once in Od., κύνες.. διὰ σταθμοῖο φόβηθεν 16.163; freq. in Il., ὑπέμειναν ἀολλέες οὐδὲ φόβηθεν 5.498; τοὶ δ' ἐφόβηθεν.. θεσπεσίῳ ὁμάδῳ 16.294; κὰμ μέσσον πεδίον φοβέοντο βόες ὣς ἅς τε λέων ἐφόβησε 11.172; also part., μὴ καὶ πεφοβημένος ἔλθης 10.510, cf. 15.4, 21.606; φοβηθεὶς δύσεθ' ἁλὸς κατὰ κῦμα in flight, 6.135; βῆ δὲ φοβηθείς 22.137: ὑπό τινος φοβέεσθαι to flee before him, 8.149; ὑπό τινι 15.637; c. acc., οὔ σ' ἔτι.. φοβήσομαι ὡς τὸ πάρος περ 22.250.

II to be seized with fear, be affrighted, Hdt. 9.70, E. Tr. 1166, etc.

Constr.,

1 abs., πεφόβημαι πτηνῆς ὡς ὄμμα πελείας S. Aj. 139 (anap.); φοβηθέντες ᾤχοντο φεύγοντες flying in terror, Aeschin. 1.43; ἃ μὴ οἶδα.. οὐδέποτε φοβήσομαι οὐδὲ φεύξομαι, Pl. Ap. 29b, etc.: c. dat. instrum., μάστιγι φ. E. Rh. 37 (anap.): c. acc. cogn., φ. αἰσχροὺς φόβους Pl. Prt. 360b; ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν Mark 4:41; τὸν φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε 1 Peter 3:14.

2. folld. by Preps., φ. ἀπό τινος to be afraid of one (prob. a Hebraism), LXX Leviticus 26:2, Jeremiah 1:8, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4; ἔκ τινος from some cause, S. Tr. 671; εἴς τι to be alarmed at a thing, Id. OT 980; πρός τι Id. Tr. 1211, Luc. Prom. Ezekiel 4:1-17, Lib. Or. 50.18; ἐπί τινι fear for.. Luc. DMar. 14.4; but φ. ἀμφὶ γυναικί fear about.., Hdt. 6.62; περὶ ἡμῶν X. Cyr. 5.2.35, etc.; περί τινι Pl. Euthd. 275b (περὶ σφίσιν αὐτοῖς τὸ κατάδηλον Th. 4.123); περὶ χωρίῳ Id. 2.90; ὑπὲρ τῶν μελλόντων And. 4.36; περί τι Pl. Cra. 404e; πρὸς ἀνδρὸς ἢ τέκνων S. Tr. 150.

3. folld. by a relat. clause, φοβεῑσθαι μὴ.. fear lest a thing will be.., E. Or. 770 (troch.), Ar. Pax 606 (troch.), Th. 1.95, etc.; φ. ὅπως μὴ.. Id. 6.13, X. Mem. 2.9.3; φ. μὴ οὐ.. Id. Oec. 16.6; freq. c.acc. folld. by μή, ταῦτ' οὖν φοβοῦμαι, μὴ.. S. Tr. 550, cf. X. An. 7.1.2; φ. τοὺς οὐσίαν κεκτημένους, μὴ.. Pl. Phdr. 232c, cf. Th. 1.88, etc.; φ. ὑπέρ τινος, μὴ.. Pl. R. 387c; c. inf. folld. by μή, φοβοίμην ἂν τῷ ἡγεμόνι ἕπεσθαι, μὴ ἀγάγῃ κτλ. X. An. 1.3.17, cf. Pl. Tht. 143e, Grg. 457e: also φ. ὅτι.., = φ. μὴ.., in a more positive sense, X. Cyr. 3.1.1, D.C. 52.26; φ. τόδε, ὅτι.. Th. 7.67 (but φ. τὸ κάεσθαι, ὅτι ἀλγεινόν because.., Pl. Grg. 479a): διὰ τοῦτο φ. τινας, o(/ti.. lsoc. 6.60; less freq. φ. ὡς.. X. Cyr. 5.2.12; φ. πῶς χρὴ.. ib. 4.5.19; φ. εἰ δεήσει.. ib. 6.1.17.

4. c. inf. with Art., φ. τὸ ἀποθνῄσκειν Pl. Grg. 522e, etc.: more freq. c. inf. alone, fear to do, be afraid of doing, A. Ch. 46 (lyr.), S. Aj. 253 (lyr.), E. Ion 628, etc.: c. inf. fut., Th. 5.105.

5. c. acc. pers., stand in awe of, dread, δαίμονας τοὺς ἐνθάδε A. Supp. 893; στρατὸν Ἀχαιῶν S. Ph. 1250; τοὺς ἄνω θεούς Pl. Lg. 927b, cf. Isoc. 1.16, etc.; τὰς κύνας X. Cyn. 5.16, etc.

6. c. acc. rei, fear or fear about a thing, βρόμον A. Th. 476; τὸ προσέρπον S. Aj. 227 (lyr.); μέμψιν E. Alc. 1057; τὸ τοιοῦτον σῶμα Pl. Phdr. 239d; δουλείαν καὶ δεσμόν X. Cyr. 3.1.24.

7. c. gen., πεφοβημένος νυκτός, θαλάσσης, Arat. 290, 766.

8. c. part., προδιδοὺς φοβηθείς Lycurg. 17.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

φοβέω, φόβῳ: passive, present φοβοῦμαι; imperfect ἐφοβούμην; 1 aorist ἐφοβήθην; future φοβηθήσομαι; (φόβος); from Homer down; to terrify, frighten, Wis. 17:9; to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away). Passive:

1. to be put to flight, to flee (Homer).

2. to fear, be afraid; the Sept. very often for יָרֵא; absolutely to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm: of those who fear harm or injury, Matthew 10:31; Matthew 14:30; Matthew 25:25; Mark 5:33, 36; Mark 10:32; Mark 16:8; Luke 8:50; Luke 12:7, 32; John 12:15; John 19:8; Acts 16:38; Acts 22:29; (Romans 13:4); Hebrews 13:6; 1 John 4:18; opposed to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Romans 11:20; of those startled by strange sights or occurrences, Matthew 14:27; Matthew 17:7; Matthew 28:5, 10; Mark 6:50; Luke 1:13, 30; Luke 2:10; Luke 9:34; ( L in brackets); John 6:19, 20; Acts 18:9; Acts 27:24 (but in the last two passages perhaps the exhortation has a wider reference); Revelation 1:17; with σφόδρα added, Matthew 17:6; Matthew 27:54; of those struck with amazement, (Matthew 9:8 L T Tr WH); Mark 5:15; Luke 5:10; Luke 8:25, 35. with an accusative of the contents (cognate accusative) (see ἀγαπάω, under the end): φόβον μέγαν, literally, to 'fear a great fear,' fear exceedingly, Mark 4:41; Luke 2:9 (1 Macc. 10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν, the fear which they inspire (see φόβος, 1), 1 Peter 3:14 (Isaiah 8:12; τοῦ Τανταλου, to be filled with the same fear as Tantalus, Schol. ad Euripides, Or. 6); with the synonymous πτόησιν (which see), 1 Peter 3:6. τινα, to fear one, be afraid of one, lest he do harm, be displeased, etc.: Matthew 10:26; Matthew 14:5; Matthew 21:26, 46; Mark 11:18, 32 (cf. Buttmann, § 151, 11); ; Luke 19:21; Luke 20:19; Luke 22:2; John 9:22; Acts 5:26 (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 48; Winer's Grammar, 505 (471)); ; Romans 13:3; Galatians 2:12; τόν Θεόν, God, the judge and avenger, Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:5; Luke 23:40 (Exodus 1:17, 21; 1 Samuel 12:18); τί, to fear danger from something, Hebrews 11:23, 27; to fear (dread to undergo) some suffering, Revelation 2:10. in imitation of the Hebrew (מִן יָרֵא), followed by ἀπό τίνος (cf. Buttmann, § 147, 3): Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:4 (Jeremiah 1:8, 17; Jeremiah 10:2; Leviticus 26:2; 1 Macc. 2:62 1 Macc. 8:12; Judges 5:23), as in the Greek writings, φοβοῦμαι μή, to fear lest, with the subjunctive aorist: Acts ( L T Tr WH); ; μήπως, lest perchance, Acts 27:29 (here L μήπω (which see 2), others μήπου (which see)); 2 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20; φοβηθῶμεν (equivalent to let us take anxious care) μήποτε τίς δοκῇ, lest anyone may seem (see δοκέω, 2 at the end), Hebrews 4:1; φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς, μήπως κεκοπίακα, Galatians 4:11 (see μήπως, 1 b.); φοβοῦμαι with an infinitive to fear (i. e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm), Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:22; Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45 (for numerous examples in the Greek writings from Aeschylus down see Passow, under the word, 2, vol. ii., p. 2315{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, Buttmann, II. 4)).

3. to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience: τινα, Mark 6:20; Ephesians 5:33; τόν Θεόν, used of his devout worshippers, Luke 1:50; Luke 18:2, 4; Acts 10:2, 22, 35; (Colossians 3:22 Rec.); 1 Peter 2:17; Revelation 14:7; Revelation 19:5; also τόν κύριον, Colossians 3:22 (G L T Tr WH); Revelation 15:4; τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 11:18 (Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 6:2, 13, 14; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 14:22(23); Proverbs 3:7; Psalm 33:10 (), and many other passages; very often in Sir., cf. Wahl, Clavis Apocr. V. T., under the word, at the end); οἱ φοβούμενοι τόν Θεόν specifically, of proselytes: Acts 13:16, 26 (see σέβω). Compare: ἐκφοβέω. [SYNONYMS: ἐκπλήσσεσθαι to be astonished, properly, to be struck with terror, of a sudden and startling alarm; but, like our astonish in popular use, often employed on comparatively slight occasions, and even then with strengthening particles (as σφόδρα Matthew 19:25, ὑπερπερισσῶς Mark 7:37); πτόειν to terrify, to agitate with fear; τρέμειν, to tremble, predominantly physical; φόβειν to fear, the general term; often used of a protracted state. Cf. Schmidt, chapter 139.]


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φοβέέω , (< φόβος ),

[in LXX chiefly for H4480 H3372;]

1. in Hem., to put to flight. Pass., to be put to flight, to flee affrighted.

2. to terrify, frighten (Wis 179; Hdt. and Att..). Pass. (so always in NT; cf. M, Pr., 162), to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear: Matthew 10:31; Matthew 14:27, Mark 5:33; Mark 6:50, Luke 1:13; Luke 8:50, John 6:19; John 12:15, Acts 16:38, al.; opp. to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν , Romans 11:20; σφόδρα , Matthew 17:6; Matthew 27:54; c. cogn. acc, φόβον μέγαν , Mark 4:41, Luke 2:9 (1 Maccabees 10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, gen., but cf. ICC, in l), 1 Peter 3:14; πτόησιν , 1 Peter 3:6; c. acc pers., Matthew 10:26, Mark 11:18, Luke 19:21, John 9:22, Acts 9:26,

Romans 13:3, al.; seq. ἀπό (like Heb. H3372, Jeremiah 1:8, al.; cf. M, Pr., 102, 104n„), Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4; seq. μή (cl.; Bl., § 65, 3; M, Pr., 184 f.), Acts 23:10; Acts 27:17; μήπως , Acts 27:29, 2 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 4:11; μήποτε , Hebrews 4:1; c. inf. (Bl., § 69, 4; M, Pr., 205), Matthew 1:20, Mark 9:32, al.; of reverential fear: Mark 6:20, Ephesians 5:33; τ . θεόν , Luke 1:50, Acts 10:2, 1 Peter 2:17, Revelation 14:7, al.; τ . κύριον , Colossians 3:22, Revelation 15:4; τ . ὄνομα τ . θεοῦ (see ὄνομα ), Revelation 11:18; οἱ φοβούμενοι τ . θεόν , of proselytes, Acts 13:16; Acts 13:26 (cf. ἐκ -φοβέω ).


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";made by hands,"; in the LXX applied only to idols, bat in the NT used of material temples (Act. 7:48; Act. 17:24) : cf. Orac. Sib. xiv. 62 ναῶν ἱδρύματα χειροποιήτων. In the travel-letter, P Lond 854.4 (i/ii A.D.) (=111. p. 205, Selections, p. 70), the writer remarks that many go by ship ἵνα τὰς χε [ι ]ρ ̣ο ̣π ̣[οι ] [τους τέ ]χνας ἱστορήσωσι, ";in order that they may visit works of art made by hands,"; on the banks of the Nile.

 


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