fear, phobeo, G5399

by Krisan Marotta | Aug 16, 2022 | Word Study - Greek

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Strong’s number: G5399

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #5399 – φοβέω

Greek Word: φοβέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: phobeó

Phonetic Spelling: (fob-eh’-o)

Quick Definition: to put to flight, to terrify, frighten

Usage: I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.

Etymology: from G5401 phobos

NASB Translation: afraid (39), am afraid (2), awestruck (1), fear (27), feared (5), fearful (2), fearing (6), fears (2), frightened (7), have…fear (1), respects (1), terrified (1).

New Testament usage: fear, phobeó G5399

91 verses

Mat 1:20; Mat 2:22; Mat 9:8; Mat 10:26; Mat 10:28; Mat 10:31; Mat 14:5; Mat 14:27; Mat 14:30; Mat 17:6; Mat 17:7; Mat 21:26; Mat 21:46; Mat 25:25; Mat 27:54; Mat 28:5; Mat 28:10; Mar 4:41; Mar 5:15; Mar 5:33; Mar 5:36; Mar 6:20; Mar 6:50; Mar 9:32; Mar 10:32; Mar 11:18; Mar 11:32; Mar 12:12; Mar 16:8; Luk 1:13; Luk 1:30; Luk 1:50; Luk 2:9; Luk 2:10; Luk 5:10; Luk 8:25; Luk 8:35; Luk 8:50; Luk 9:34; Luk 9:45; Luk 12:4; Luk 12:5; Luk 12:7; Luk 12:32; Luk 18:2; Luk 18:4; Luk 19:21; Luk 20:19; Luk 22:2; Luk 23:40; Joh 6:19; Joh 6:20; Joh 9:22; Joh 12:15; Joh 19:8; Act 5:26; Act 9:26; Act 10:2; Act 10:35; Act 13:16; Act 13:26; Act 16:38; Act 18:9; Act 22:29; Act 23:10; Act 27:17; Act 27:24; Act 27:29; Rom 11:20; Rom 13:3; Rom 13:4; 2Co 11:3; 2Co 12:20; Gal 2:12; Gal 4:11; Eph 5:33; Col 3:22; Heb 4:1; Heb 11:23; Heb 11:27; Heb 13:6; 1Pe 2:17; 1Pe 3:6; 1Pe 3:14; 1Jn 4:18; Rev 1:17; Rev 2:10; Rev 11:18; Rev 14:7; Rev 15:4; Rev 19:5.

Septuagint 341X in 325 verses

Gen 3:10; Gen 15:1; Gen 18:15; Gen 19:30; Gen 20:2; Gen 20:8; Gen 21:17; Gen 22:12; Gen 26:7; Gen 26:24; Gen 28:13; Gen 28:17; Gen 32:8; Gen 32:12; Gen 42:18; Gen 42:35; Gen 43:23; Gen 46:3; Gen 50:19; Gen 50:21; Exo 1:17; Exo 1:21; Exo 2:14; Exo 9:20; Exo 9:30; Exo 14:10; Exo 14:31; Exo 20:18; Exo 34:30; Lev 19:3; Lev 19:14; Lev 19:30; Lev 19:32; Lev 25:17; Lev 25:36; Lev 25:43; Lev 26:2; Num 12:8; Num 14:9; Num 21:34; Num 22:3; Dt 1:21; Dt 1:29; Dt 2:4; Dt 3:2; Dt 3:22; Dt 4:10; Dt 5:5; Dt 5:29; Dt 6:2; Dt 6:13; Dt 6:24; Dt 7:18; Dt 7:19; Dt 8:6; Dt 10:12; Dt 10:20; Dt 13:5; Dt 13:12; Dt 14:23; Dt 17:13; Dt 17:19; Dt 19:20; Dt 20:1; Dt 20:3; Dt 20:8; Dt 21:21; Dt 25:18; Dt 28:10; Dt 28:58; Dt 28:66; Dt 28:67; Dt 31:6; Dt 31:8; Dt 31:12; Dt 31:13; Jos 1:9; Jos 4:14; Jos 8:1; Jos 9:24; Jos 10:2; Jos 10:8; Jos 10:25; Jos 11:6; Jos 24:14; Jdg 4:18; Jdg 6:10; Jdg 6:23; Jdg 6:27; Jdg 7:3; Jdg 7:10; Jdg 8:20; Jdg 14:11; Rth 3:11; 1Sa 3:15; 1Sa 4:7; 1Sa 4:20; 1Sa 7:7; 1Sa 12:14; 1Sa 12:18; 1Sa 12:20; 1Sa 12:24; 1Sa 14:26; 1Sa 15:24; 1Sa 17:11; 1Sa 18:12; 1Sa 21:13; 1Sa 22:23; 1Sa 23:3; 1Sa 23:17; 1Sa 28:5; 1Sa 28:13; 1Sa 28:20; 1Sa 31:4; 2Sa 1:14; 2Sa 3:11; 2Sa 6:9; 2Sa 9:7; 2Sa 10:19; 2Sa 12:18; 2Sa 13:28; 1Ki 1:50; 1Ki 1:51; 1Ki 2:29; 1Ki 3:28; 1Ki 8:40; 1Ki 8:43; 1Ki 18:3; 1Ki 18:12; 1Ki 19:3; 2Ki 1:15; 2Ki 4:1; 2Ki 6:16; 2Ki 10:4; 2Ki 17:7; 2Ki 17:25; 2Ki 17:28; 2Ki 17:32; 2Ki 17:33; 2Ki 17:34; 2Ki 17:35; 2Ki 17:36; 2Ki 17:37; 2Ki 17:38; 2Ki 17:39; 2Ki 17:41; 2Ki 19:6; 2Ki 25:24; 2Ki 25:26; 1Ch 10:4; 1Ch 13:12; 1Ch 16:30; 1Ch 22:13; 1Ch 28:20; 2Ch 5:6; 2Ch 6:31; 2Ch 6:33; 2Ch 20:3; 2Ch 20:15; 2Ch 20:17; 2Ch 32:18; Neh 1:11; Neh 2:2; Neh 4:8; Neh 6:13; Neh 6:16; Neh 7:2; Est 2:20; Est 9:2; Job 5:21; Job 5:22; Job 6:21; Job 9:35; Job 11:15; Job 32:6; Job 37:24; Psa 3:7; Psa 14:4; Psa 21:24; Psa 21:26; Psa 22:4; Psa 24:12; Psa 24:14; Psa 26:1; Psa 26:3; Psa 30:20; Psa 32:8; Psa 32:18; Psa 33:8; Psa 33:10; Psa 39:4; Psa 45:3; Psa 48:6; Psa 48:17; Psa 51:8; Psa 52:6; Psa 54:20; Psa 55:4; Psa 55:5; Psa 55:12; Psa 59:6; Psa 60:6; Psa 63:5; Psa 63:10; Psa 64:9; Psa 65:16; Psa 66:8; Psa 75:9; Psa 76:17; Psa 84:10; Psa 85:11; Psa 90:5; Psa 101:16; Psa 102:11; Psa 102:13; Psa 102:17; Psa 110:5; Psa 111:1; Psa 111:7; Psa 111:8; Psa 113:19; Psa 113:21; Psa 117:4; Psa 117:6; Psa 118:63; Psa 118:74; Psa 118:79; Psa 118:120; Psa 127:1; Psa 127:4; Psa 134:20; Psa 144:19; Psa 146:11; Pro 3:7; Pro 3:25; Pro 7:1; Pro 13:13; Pro 14:2; Pro 14:16; Pro 24:21; Pro 29:25; Pro 30:1; Ecc 3:14; Ecc 5:6; Ecc 7:18; Ecc 8:12; Ecc 8:13; Ecc 9:2; Ecc 12:13; Isa 7:4; Isa 7:16; Isa 8:12; Isa 10:24; Isa 12:2; Isa 13:2; Isa 19:17; Isa 29:23; Isa 33:7; Isa 35:4; Isa 37:6; Isa 40:9; Isa 41:5; Isa 41:10; Isa 41:13; Isa 43:1; Isa 43:5; Isa 44:2; Isa 50:10; Isa 51:7; Isa 51:12; Isa 51:13; Isa 54:4; Isa 54:14; Isa 57:11; Isa 59:19; Isa 60:5; Isa 63:17; Jer 1:8; Jer 1:17; Jer 2:30; Jer 3:8; Jer 5:22; Jer 5:24; Jer 10:2; Jer 10:5; Jer 17:8; Jer 23:4; Jer 26:27; Jer 26:28; Jer 33:19; Jer 39:39; Jer 40:9; Jer 46:17; Jer 47:9; Jer 48:18; Jer 49:11; Jer 49:16; Lam 3:57; Eze 2:6; Eze 3:9; Eze 11:8; Eze 18:14; Eze 26:16; Eze 26:18; Eze 27:28; Dan 1:10; Dan 5:19; Dan 6:27; Dan 10:12; Dan 10:19; Hos 10:3; Amos 3:8; Jon 1:5; Jon 1:10; Jon 1:16; Mic 6:9; Mic 7:17; Hab 3:2; Zep 3:7; Hag 1:12; Zec 9:5; Mal 2:5; Mal 3:5; Mal 3:16; Mal 3:20.

Englishman’s Concordance: φοβέω (phobeó)

Lexicons: fear, phobeó G5399

Thayer’s G5399:

to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away)
1. to put to flight, to flee
2. to fear, be afraid
  1. to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm 1b
3. of those startled by strange sights or occurrences 1b
4. of those struck with amazement
  1. to fear, be afraid of one
  2. to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm)
5. to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience

Strong’s G5399: to frighten, that is, (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy to be in awe of, that is, revere: – be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.

Mounce G399: to fear, be afraid, alarmed, in some contexts improper and an impediment to faith and love; to reverence, respect, worship, in other contexts a proper fear for God, a deep reverence and awe

Related words: G5398 (adj); G5400 (noun); G5401 (noun);

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 1481 ‑ גּוּר(goor); 1672 ‑ דָּאַג(daw‑ag’); 1763 ‑ דְּחַל(deh‑khal’); 2342 ‑ חוּל(khool, kheel); 2730 ‑ חָרֵד(khaw‑rade’); 2865 ‑ חָתַת(khaw‑thath’); 3025 ‑ יָגֹר(yaw‑gore’); 3372 ‑ יָרֵא(yaw‑ray’); 3372 ‑ יָרֵא(yaw‑ray’); 5128 ‑ נוּעַ(noo’‑ah); 6206 ‑ עָרַץ(aw‑rats’); 6342 ‑ פָּחַד(paw‑khad’); 6399 ‑ פְּלַח(pel‑akh’); 7264 ‑ רָגַז(raw‑gaz’); 7493 ‑ רָעַשׁ(raw‑ash); 7760 ‑ שִׂים(soom, seem);