Timid
δειλόςStrong’s G1169deilos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Deilos is the Greek word usually translated “fearful” and “cowardly”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fearful” and “cowardly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fearful 2
- to cowardly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
- Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Greek dictionary
δειλός deilos · timid
δειλός, -ή, όν (δέος), [in LXX for רַךְ, etc. ;] cowardly, fearful: Mat.8:26, Mrk.4:40, Rev.21:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “timid” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TIM'ID, adjective
[Latin timidus, from timeo, to fear.]
Fearful; wanting courage to meet danger; timorous; not bold.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.