to fear

Greek Verb

φοβέέω, ῶ (φόβος) [in LXX chiefly for מִן יָרֵא;] 1) in Hem, to put to flight. Pass, to be put to flight, to flee affrighted 2) to terrify, frighten (Wis 179; Hdt. and Att.). Pass. (so always in NT; cf. M, Pr., 162), to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear: Mat.10:31 14:27, Mrk.5:33 6:50, Luk.1:13 8:50, Jhn.6:19 12:15, Act.16:38, al; opposite to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Rom.11:20; σφόδρα, Mat.17:6 27:54; with cogn. accusative, φόβον μέγαν, Mrk.4:41, Luk.2:9 (1Ma.10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, genitive, but cf. ICC, in l), 1Pe.3:14; πτόησιν, 1Pe.3:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:26, Mrk.11:18, Luk.19:21, Jhn.9:22, Act.9:26, Rom.13:3, al; before ἀπό (like Heb. יָרֵא, Jer.1:8, al; cf. M, Pr., 102, 104n„), Mat.10:28, Luk.12:4; before μή (cl; Bl, § 65, 3; M, Pr., 184 f.), Act.23:10 27:17; μήπως, Act.27:29, 2Co.11:3 12:20, Gal.4:11; μήποτε, Heb.4:1; with inf. (Bl, § 69, 4; M, Pr., 205), Mat.1:20, Mrk.9:32, al; of reverential fear: Mrk.6:20, Eph.5:33; τ. θεόν, Luk.1:50, Act.10:2, 1Pe.2:17, Rev.14:7, al; τ. κύριον, Col.3:22, Rev.15:4; τ. ὄνομα τ. θεοῦ (see: ὄνομα), Rev.11:18; οἱ φοβούμενοι τ. θεόν, of proselytes, Act.13:16, 26 (cf. ἐκ-φοβέω) (AS)

to fear

Greek Verb

φοβέω, 3rd.pers. plural imperative φοβεόντων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect imperfect φοβέεσκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐφόβησα [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive and middle, Ionic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect imperative φοβεῦ or φοβέο, [Refs]: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect φοβέοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future φοβήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist passive ἐφοβήθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; aorist middle ἐφοβησάμην only [Refs]: perfect πεφόβημαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐπεφόβηντο [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect πεφοβήατο [Refs 8th c.BC+] A) active, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] always in the sense put to flight, [ἴρηξ] ἐφόβησε κολοιούς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; [Ζεὺς] καὶ ἄλκιμον ἄνδρα φοβεῖ[Refs 8th c.BC+] II) terrify, alarm, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ μὲν Τισσαφέρνει τοὺς Ἀθηναίους φ, ἐκείνοις δὲ τὸν Τισσαφέρνην to frighten the Athenians with T, and T. with the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with participle, λέγοντες φ. τινάς by saying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]by terror, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) c.accusative of things, threaten with, φ. λιμόν [Refs 1st c.BC+] B) passive and middle, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] always in the sense to be put to flight (compare [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also participle, μὴ καὶ πεφοβημένος ἔλθης [Refs]in flight, [Refs] to flee before him,[Refs] B.II) to be seized with fear, be affrighted, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Constr, B.II.1) absolutely, πεφόβημαι πτηνῆς ὡς ὄμμα πελείας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φοβηθέντες ᾤχοντο φεύγοντες flying in terror, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἃ μὴ οἶδα. οὐδέποτε φοβήσομαι οὐδὲ φεύξομαι, [NT+5th c.BC+] B.II.2) followed by Preps, φ. ἀπό τινος to be afraid of one (probably a Hebraism), [LXX+NT]; ἔκ τινος from some cause, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴς τι to be alarmed at a thing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπί τινι fear for. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but φ. ἀμφὶ γυναικί fear about, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.3) followed by a relative clause, φοβεῑσθαι μὴ. fear lest a thing will be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ὅπως μὴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. μὴ οὐ. [Refs]; frequently c.accusative followed by μή, ταῦτ᾽ οὖν φοβοῦμαι, μὴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. τοὺς οὐσίαν κεκτημένους, μὴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ὑπέρ τινος, μὴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive followed by μή, φοβοίμην ἂν τῷ ἡγεμόνι ἕπεσθαι, μὴ ἀγάγῃ κτλ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] ={φ. μὴ}, in a more positive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. τόδε, ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: διὰ τοῦτο φ. τινας, ὅτι. Isocrates [Refs]; less frequently φ. ὡς. [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.4) with infinitive with Article, φ. τὸ ἀποθνῄσκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: more frequently with infinitive alone, fear to do, be afraid of doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive future, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.5) with accusative person, stand in awe of, dread, δαίμονας τοὺς ἐνθάδε [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.6) with accusative of things, fear or fear about a thing, βρόμον [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.7) with genitive, πεφοβημένος νυκτός, θαλάσσης, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.II.8) with participle, προδιδοὺς φοβηθείς [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere; be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence; from g5401 (φόβος)