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φοβέω
phobéō · Greek · Strong's G5399 · 95 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “fear”
What it means
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
from G5401 (φόβος);
How the KJV renders it
fear, reverence
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“fear”
also renders phóbos (G5401), eulabéomai (G2125), eulábeia (G2124), deilía (G1167), ʼêymâh (H367), dᵉchal (H1763), chûwl (H2342), chărâdâh (H2731), chath (H2844), yâgôr (H3025), yârêʼ (H3373), yirʼâh (H3374), mâgôwr (H4032), mᵉgôwrah (H4034), pâchad (H6342), pachad (H6343), pachdâh (H6345), rôgez (H7267)
“reverence”
also renders aidṓs (G127), yârêʼ (H3372)
Answers that weigh this word
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- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
Where it appears
95 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 John 4:18 · V-PNP-NSM
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
1 Peter 2:17 · V-PNM-2P
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 3:6 · V-PNP-NPF
So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.
1 Peter 3:14 · V-AOM-2P
But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
2 Corinthians 11:3 · V-PNI-1S
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:20 · V-PNI-1S
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
Acts 5:26 V-INI-3PActs 9:26 V-INI-3PActs 10:2 V-PNP-NSMActs 10:22 V-PNP-NSMActs 10:35 V-PNP-NSMActs 13:16 V-PNP-NPMActs 13:26 V-PNP-NPMActs 16:38 V-AOI-3PActs 18:9 V-PNM-2SActs 22:29 V-AOI-3SActs 23:10 V-AOP-NSMActs 27:17 V-PNP-NPMActs 27:24 V-PNM-2SActs 27:29 V-PNP-NPMColossians 3:22 V-PNP-NPMEphesians 5:33 V-PNS-3SGalatians 2:12 V-PNP-NSMGalatians 4:11 V-PNI-1SHebrews 4:1 V-AOS-1PHebrews 11:23 V-AOI-3PHebrews 11:27 V-AOP-NSMHebrews 13:6 V-FOI-1SJohn 6:19 V-AOI-3PJohn 6:20 V-PNM-2PJohn 9:22 V-INI-3PJohn 12:15 V-PNM-2SJohn 19:8 V-AOI-3SLuke 1:13 V-PNM-2SLuke 1:30 V-PNM-2SLuke 1:50 V-PNP-DPMLuke 2:9 V-AOI-3PLuke 2:10 V-PNM-2PLuke 5:10 V-PNM-2SLuke 8:25 V-AOP-NPMLuke 8:35 V-AOI-3PLuke 8:50 V-PNM-2SLuke 9:34 V-AOI-3PLuke 9:45 V-INI-3PLuke 12:4 V-AOM-2PLuke 12:5 V-AOM-2PLuke 12:7 V-PNM-2PLuke 12:32 V-PNM-2SLuke 18:2 V-PNP-NSMLuke 18:4 V-PNI-1SLuke 19:21 V-INI-1SLuke 20:19 V-AOI-3PLuke 22:2 V-INI-3PLuke 23:40 V-PNI-2SMatthew 1:20 V-AOS-2SMatthew 2:22 V-AOI-3SMatthew 9:8 V-AOI-3PMatthew 10:26 V-AOM-2PMatthew 10:28 V-PNM-2PMatthew 10:31 V-PNM-2P
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