φοβέω phobeō · G5399
to fear
φοβέέω, ῶ; (φόβος) [in LXX chiefly for מִן יָרֵא ; ] ; 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: Mat.10:31 14:27, Mrk.5:33 6:50, Luk.1:13 8:50, Jhn.6:19 12:15, Act.16:38, al.; opposite to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Rom.11:20; σφόδρα, Mat.17:6 27:54; with cogn. accusative, φόβον μέγαν, Mrk.4:41, Luk.2:9 (1Ma.10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, genitive, but cf. ICC, in l), 1Pe.3:14; πτόησιν, 1Pe.3:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:26, Mrk.11:18, Luk.19:21, Jhn.9:22, Act.9:26, ; Rom.13:3, al.; before ἀπό (like Heb. יָרֵא, Jer.1:8, al.; …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φοβέω, ; 3rd.pers. plural imperative φοβεόντων []: Ionic dialect imperfect φοβέεσκον []: future -ήσω[]: aorist ἐφόβησα [] —passive and middle, Ionic dialect []; Ionic dialect imperative φοβεῦ or φοβέο, []: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect φοβέοντο []: future φοβήσομαι []: aorist passive ἐφοβήθην []; aorist middle ἐφοβησάμην only []: perfect πεφόβημαι []: pluperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐπεφόβηντο [], Epic dialect πεφοβήατο []; A active, in [] always in the sense put to flight, [ἴρηξ] ἐφόβησε …
Where it's used 95 times
Matthew 1:20 · Matthew 2:22 · Matthew 9:8 · Matthew 10:26 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 10:31 · Matthew 14:5 · Matthew 14:27 · Matthew 14:30 · Matthew 17:6 · Matthew 17:7 · Matthew 21:26 · Matthew 21:46 · Matthew 25:25 · Matthew 27:54 · Matthew 28:5 · Matthew 28:10 · Mark 4:41 · Mark 5:15 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 5:36 · Mark 6:20 · Mark 6:50 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 10:32 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 11:32 · Mark 12:12 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 1:13 · Luke 1:30 · Luke 1:50 · Luke 2:9 · Luke 2:10 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:50 · Luke 9:34 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 12:4 · Luke 12:5 · Luke 12:7 · Luke 12:32 · Luke 18:2 · Luke 18:4 · Luke 19:21 · Luke 20:19 · Luke 22:2 · Luke 23:40 · John 6:19 · John 6:20 · John 9:22 · John 12:15 · John 19:8 · Acts 5:26 · Acts 9:26 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 10:35 … and 35 more
Source: TBESG G5399; TFLSJ G5399
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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