Fearful
φοβερόςStrong’s G5398phoberos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phoberos is the Greek word usually translated “terrifying”, “fearful thing” and “fearful”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.”
Meaning
Usually translated “terrifying”, “fearful thing” and “fearful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- terrifying 1
- a fearful thing 1
- fearful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
φοβερός phoberos · fearful
φοβερός, -ά, -όν (φοβέω), [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵא, also for דְּחַל, אָיֹם ;] fearful, whether act, or pass.; 1. act., = δεινός, causing fear, terrible (LXX): Heb.10:27, 31 12:21 2. Pass., = δειλός, feeling fear, timid (cl. in both senses).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fearful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FE'ARFUL, adjective
- Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid.
- Timid; timorous; wanting courage.“What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?” Deuteronomy 20:8
- Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” Hebrews 10:31
- Awful; to be reverenced.“O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises?” Exodus 15:11“That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God” Deuteronomy 28:58
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.