ΦΟΒΟ, φοβο
PHOBO, phobo
Sounds Like: PHO-bo
Translations: fear, terror, reverence, respect, awe, dread
From the root: ΦΟΒΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word, ΦΟΒΟ, is an inflected form of the noun ΦΟΒΟΣ (phobos), meaning 'fear' or 'dread'. It can also convey a sense of reverence, respect, or awe, particularly in a religious context towards God. It describes a state of being afraid or a feeling of deep respect. In the provided examples, it is used to describe a great fear or terror, and also the awe or dread that idols might inspire in nations.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5401 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΟΒΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΦΟΒΩΣ — fearlessly, without fear, boldly, safely
- ΕΜΦΟΒΟΙ — fearful, terrified, afraid
- ΦΟΒΕ — fear, be afraid, be terrified, be awestruck, reverence
- ΦΟΒΗ — fear, terror, reverence, respect, awe
- ΦΟΒΟΙ — fears, terrors, panics
- ΦΟΒΟΙΣ — fears, terrors, dreads, reverences, respects
- ΦΟΒΟΝ — fear, a fear, dread, terror, reverence, awe
- ΦΟΒΟΣ — fear, a fear, terror, dread, reverence, respect
- ΦΟΒΟΥ — of fear, of reverence, of respect, of terror, of awe
- ΦΟΒΟΥΣ — fears, a fear
- ΦΟΒΩ — (to) fear, (to) dread, (to) reverence, (to) awe, fear, dread, reverence, awe, a fear, a dread
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