G5399
φοβέω
phobéō
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
Lexicon
Derivation: from G5401 (φόβος);
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
- to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed
- by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence
Usage
95 occurrences · 0 OT · 95 NT · 38 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- fear25 · 25%
- afraid15 · 15%
- they feared12 · 12%
- be9 · 9%
- fearing6 · 6%
- they were afraid5 · 5%
- i fear3 · 3%
- he was afraid2 · 2%
- feared2 · 2%
- they were2 · 2%
- he that feareth2 · 2%
- ye that fear2 · 2%
- be afraid2 · 2%
- fear ye1 · 1%
- he feared1 · 1%
- we fear1 · 1%
- i was afraid1 · 1%
- were afraid1 · 1%
- is on them that fear1 · 1%
- they being afraid1 · 1%
- ye shall fear1 · 1%
- which feared1 · 1%
- i feared1 · 1%
- dost1 · 1%
- he was1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐφοβήθησαν11ἐφοβοῦντο9φοβούμενος6φοβοῦ5φοβεῖσθε·4φοβοῦ·4ἐφοβήθη4φοβοῦμαι4φοβούμενοι4φοβοῦ,3ἐφοβήθησαν.3φοβηθῆτε3
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.