Trembling
τρόμοςStrong’s G5156tromos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tromos is the Greek word usually translated “trembling”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.”
Meaning
Usually translated “trembling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- trembling 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Ephesians 1
- Philippians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 2:3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
- 2 Corinthians 7:15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
- Ephesians 6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
- Philippians 2:12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Greek dictionary
τρόμος tromos · trembling
τρόμος, -ου, ὁ (τρέμω), [in LXX for רַעַד, רַעַד, פַּחַד, etc. ;] trembling, quaking, esp. from fear: Mrk.16:8; φόβος κ. τ. (as in Gen.9:2, Exo.15:16, Deu.2:25, Isa.19:16, al.), 1Co.2:3, 2Co.7:15, Eph.6:5, Php.2:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “trembling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TREM'BLING, participle present
tense Shaking, as with fear, cold or weakness; quaking; shivering.
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.