ἘΜΦΟΒΟΣ, ἐμφοβος
EMPHOBOS, emphobos
Sounds Like: em-FOH-bos
Translations: afraid, fearful, terrified
From the root: ἘΜΦΟΒΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is in a state of fear or terror. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (en), meaning 'in', and the noun 'φόβος' (phobos), meaning 'fear'. Thus, it literally means 'in fear' or 'full of fear'. It is used to describe a person or group experiencing strong apprehension or dread.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1719 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 19:24
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΜΦΟΒΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΜΦΟΒΟΙ — afraid, terrified, frightened
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