ΦΟΒΟΥ, φοβου
PHOBOU, phobou
Sounds Like: PHO-boo
Translations: of fear, of reverence, of respect, of terror, of 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, respect, or awe, particularly in a religious context towards God. It is used to describe the source or object of fear or reverence.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5401 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:189
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 4:18, 6:23
- 2 Esdras — 15:15
- Esther — 4:17z, 5:1b, 5:2a
- Tobit — 4:21, 5:22, 6:18
- 1 Maccabees — 3:6
- 4 Maccabees — 1:4, 8:12
- Psalms — 48:17, 63:2, 89:11, 90:5
- Proverbs — 3:7, 7:1, 15:16, 24:21
- Ecclesiastes — 5:6, 12:13
- Job — 33:16, 39:3, 39:16
- Wisdom — 17:6
- Sirach — 7:31, 21:11, 22:18, 23:27
- Isaiah — 2:10, 2:19, 2:21, 7:4, 10:24, 11:3, 33:3, 41:10, 41:13, 43:1, 43:5, 44:2, 54:4
- Jeremiah — 26:28, 31:44, 37:5, 37:6
- Matthew — 14:26, 28:4, 28:8
- Mark — 5:36
- Luke — 1:13, 1:30, 5:10, 5:26, 8:50, 12:32, 21:26
- John — 12:15
- Acts of the Apostles — 18:9, 27:24
- Romans — 11:20, 13:4
- 2 Corinthians — 7:15
- Ephesians — 6:5
- Philippians — 2:12
- 1 Peter — 3:16
- Revelation — 2:10
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 4:114
- Book 5 — 6:217
- Book 6 — 2:24, 11:212
- Book 9 — 11:240
- Book 11 — 3:47, 6:237, 6:270
- Book 14 — 4:67
- Book 16 — 8:253
- Book 17 — 1:1
- Book 19 — 1:146, 2:172, 3:220
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:10
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:8, 0:10
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 13:9, 39:2, 58:12, 67:10, 87:2, 87:4
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 12:6
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 15:1, 21:17, 26:24, 28:13, 31:54, 46:3
- Deuteronomy — 28:67, 31:6, 31:8
- Judges — 4:18, 6:23
- Ruth — 3:11
- 1 Samuel — 4:20, 22:23, 23:17, 28:13
- 2 Samuel — 9:7
- 2 Kings — 6:16
- 1 Chronicles — 22:13, 28:20
- Nehemiah — 5:15
- Esther — 4:17, 5:1, 5:2
- Tobit — 4:8, 4:21, 4:21, 5:21, 6:18, 6:18
- 1 Maccabees — 3:6
- 2 Maccabees — 12:22
- 3 Maccabees — 7:21
- 4 Maccabees — 1:4, 8:12
- Psalms — 48:17, 63:2, 89:11, 90:5, 118:120
- Proverbs — 3:7, 7:1, 15:16, 24:21
- Ecclesiastes — 5:6, 12:13
- Job — 33:16, 39:3, 39:16
- Wisdom — 17:6
- Sirach — 7:31, 21:11, 22:18, 23:27
- Isaiah — 2:10, 2:19, 2:21, 7:4, 10:24, 11:3, 33:3, 41:10, 41:13, 43:1, 43:5, 44:2, 54:4
- Jeremiah — 26:28, 31:44, 37:5, 37:6
- Lamentations — 3:57
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 10:12, 10:19
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 4:34, 10:12, 10:19, 11:31
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 14:26, 28:4, 28:8
- Mark — 5:36
- Luke — 1:13, 1:30, 5:10, 5:26, 8:50, 12:32, 21:26
- John — 12:15
- Acts — 18:9, 27:24
- Romans — 11:20, 13:4
- 2 Corinthians — 7:15
- Ephesians — 6:5
- Philippians — 2:12
- 1 Peter — 3:15
- Revelation — 1:17, 2:10
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
- ΦΟΒΟΝ — fear, a fear, dread, terror, reverence, awe
- ΦΟΒΟΣ — fear, a fear, terror, dread, reverence, respect
- 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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