ΦΟΒΕΡΟΣἨΝ, φοβεροσἠν
PHOBEROSĒN, phoberosēn
Sounds Like: foh-beh-ROS-ayn
Translations: terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable, awe-inspiring, he was, she was, it was
From the root: ΦΟΒΕΡΟΣ, ΕΙΜΙ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound expression formed by the adjective 'φοβερός' (phoberos), meaning 'terrible' or 'dreadful', and the verb 'ἦν' (ēn), which is the imperfect form of 'to be', meaning 'he/she/it was'. The two words are written together due to a linguistic phenomenon called crasis, where two words are contracted into one. The phrase 'φοβερός ἦν' would mean 'he/she/it was terrible' or 'he/she/it was dreadful'. It describes a state of being formidable or inspiring fear.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (for ΦΟΒΕΡΟΣ); Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Indicative, Active (for ἨΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G5402 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:25
From the same root
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