Afraid
ἔμφοβοςStrong’s G1719emphobos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Emphobos is the Greek word usually translated “terrified”, “filled with fear” and “afraid”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?”
Meaning
Usually translated “terrified”, “filled with fear” and “afraid”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- terrified 3
- filled with fear 1
- afraid 1
- frightened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
- Acts 10:4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
- Acts 22:9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
- Acts 24:25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
- Revelation 11:13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Greek dictionary
ἔμφοβος emphobos · afraid
ἔμ-φοβος [in LXX: Sir.19:24, 1Ma.13:2 * ;] 1. terrible. 2. in fear (of Godly fear, Sir.19:24), terrified: Luk.24:5, 37, Act.10:4 24:25, Rev.11:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “afraid” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AFRA'ID, adjective
[The participle of affray.]
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.