ΦΟΒΟΝ, φοβον
PHOBON, phobon
Sounds Like: FOH-bon
Translations: fear, a fear, dread, terror, reverence, awe
From the root: ΦΟΒΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the emotion of fear, dread, or terror. It can also denote reverence or awe, especially in a religious context towards God. As a noun, it functions as the direct object in a sentence.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5401 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Chronicles — 14:17
- Esther — 1:22
- 4 Maccabees — 4:10, 14:8, 15:8
- Psalms — 33:12, 118:38
- Proverbs — 2:5, 31:30
- Job — 15:4, 39:19
- Sirach — 4:17, 17:4, 32:18, 36:1, 40:2
- Isaiah — 8:12, 24:18, 26:17, 33:18
- Jeremiah — 30:21, 39:40
- Mark — 4:41
- Luke — 2:9
- John — 7:13, 19:38, 20:19
- Romans — 8:15, 13:7
- 2 Corinthians — 5:11, 7:11
- 1 Timothy — 5:20
- 1 Peter — 3:14
- 1 John — 4:18
- Revelation — 18:10, 18:15
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:11, 11:5, 11:11, 19:5, 20:2
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 3:97, 12:207
- Book 2 — 4:51, 4:56
- Book 4 — 5:90, 7:169, 8:217, 8:219
- Book 5 — 1:65, 3:181
- Book 6 — 6:103, 7:151, 11:205, 14:338
- Book 7 — 9:227
- Book 8 — 8:213, 10:258
- Book 9 — 1:13
- Book 10 — 1:22
- Book 11 — 5:175, 6:285
- Book 12 — 6:269
- Book 13 — 7:129
- Book 14 — 4:65, 7:113, 15:463
- Book 15 — 10:358
- Book 17 — 5:122
- Book 19 — 1:107
- Book 20 — 2:29, 2:42, 4:83, 9:220
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 29:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:9
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 70:3, 70:5
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 23:27
- Deuteronomy — 2:25, 11:25
- 2 Samuel — 23:3
- 1 Chronicles — 14:17
- Esther — 1:22, 8:17
- 1 Maccabees — 10:8
- 2 Maccabees — 6:30
- 4 Maccabees — 4:10, 14:8, 15:8
- Psalms — 33:12, 52:6, 118:38
- Odes — 4:18
- Proverbs — 2:5, 29:48
- Job — 15:4, 39:19
- Sirach — 4:17, 9:13, 17:4, 33:2, 35:18, 40:2, 40:7
- Isaiah — 8:12, 21:4, 24:18, 26:18, 33:18
- Jeremiah — 30:5, 39:40
- Letter of Jeremiah — 1:3
- Baruch — 3:7
- Ezekiel — 26:17, 32:23, 32:24, 32:26, 32:32, 38:21
- Jonah — 1:10
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 1 — 1:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 4:41
- Luke — 2:9
- John — 7:13, 19:38, 20:19
- Romans — 8:15, 13:7
- 2 Corinthians — 5:11, 7:11
- 1 Timothy — 5:20
- 1 Peter — 3:14
- 1 John — 4:18
- Revelation — 18:10, 18:15
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 4:9
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
- ΦΟΒΟ — fear, terror, reverence, respect, awe, dread
- ΦΟΒΟΙ — fears, terrors, panics
- ΦΟΒΟΙΣ — fears, terrors, dreads, reverences, respects
- 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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