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Strong's G5156 τρόμος (tromos)

tromos - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5156 — nechir (“nostril”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5156
Language Greek
Linked Usages 33
Books 20

Strong's G5156 Quick Answer

Strong's G5156 τρόμος (tromos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. tromos (trom'-os) n. 1. a "trembling", i.e. quaking with fear [from G5141] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include trembling and trembled. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
tromos (trom'-os) n. 1. a "trembling", i.e. quaking with fear [from G5141]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
trembling and trembled

Meaning and Definition

tromos (trom'-os) n. 1. a "trembling", i.e. quaking with fear [from G5141] KJV: + tremble(-ing) Root(s): G5141

Original Word
τρόμος
Transliteration
tromos
Derivation
Root: τρέμω R1: 5141
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5156. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

trembling

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G5156 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tromos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

trembling 1 Corinthians 2:3 trembled Mark 16:8

How Strong's G5156 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5156 (τρόμος) appears 28 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5156 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5156 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 16:8 KJV

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.

1 Corinthians 2:3 KJV

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

2 Corinthians 7:15 KJV

And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

Strong's G5156 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 9:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fish of the sea, I have placed them under your power.

Exodus 15:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Then the princes of Edom, And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; Trembling took hold upon them, All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

Exodus 15:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Let trembling and fear fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; Till thy people pass over, O Lord, Till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

Strong's G5156 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 2:28 Septuagint / Brenton

Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in Sidon and Tyre, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jamnia; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared him greatly.

Judith 15:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of his neighbor, but rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country.

1 Maccabees 7:18 Septuagint / Brenton

Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.

Strong's G5156 in 1 Enoch

3 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 1:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And all shall be smitten with fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

1 Enoch 13:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast shown to men.' Then I went and spoke to them all

1 Enoch 14:13 Septuagint / Brenton

portals blazed with fire. And I entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5156.

Genesis 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fish of the sea, I have placed them under your power.
Exodus 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the princes of Edom, And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; Trembling took hold upon them, All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
Exodus 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let trembling and fear fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; Till thy people pass over, O Lord, Till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.
Deuteronomy 2:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Begin to put thy terror and thy fear on the face of all the nations under heaven, who shall be troubled when they have heard thy name, and shall be in anguish before thee.
Deuteronomy 11:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
No one shall stand before you; and the Lord your God will put the fear of you and the dread of you on the face of all the land, on which ye shall tread, as he told you.
Job 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Horror and trembling seized me, And caused all my bones greatly to shake.
Job 38:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, And will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain?
Psalms 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice in him with trembling.
Psalms 47:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Trembling took hold on them: There were the pangs as of a woman in travail.
Psalms 54:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear and trembling came upon me, And darkness covered me.
Isaiah 19:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But in that day the Egyptians shall be as women, in fear and in trembling because of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shall bring upon them.
Isaiah 33:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sinners in Zion have departed; trembling shall seize the ungodly. Who will tell you that a fire is kindled? Who will tell you of the eternal place?
Isaiah 54:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt be built in righteousness: abstain from injustice, and thou shalt not fear; and trembling shall not come nigh thee.
Isaiah 63:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We are become as at the beginning, when thou didst not rule over us, and thy name was not called upon us. If thou wouldest open the heaven, trembling will take hold upon the mountains from thee, and they shall melt,
Isaiah 64:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
whenever thou shalt work gloriously; trembling from thee shall take hold upon the mountains.
Jeremiah 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their widows have been multiplied more than the sand of the sea: I have brought young men against the mother, even distress at noonday: I have suddenly cast upon her trembling and anxiety.
Jeremiah 30:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Damascus is utterly weakened, she is put to flight; trembling has seized upon her.
Habakkuk 3:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I watched, and my belly trembled At the sound of the prayer of my lips, And trembling entered into my bones, And my frame was troubled within me; I will rest in the day of affliction, From going up to the people of my sojourning.
Mark 16:8 New Testament, KJV
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.
1 Corinthians 2:3 New Testament, KJV
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
2 Corinthians 7:15 New Testament, KJV
And 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 6:5 New Testament, KJV
Servants, 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 2:12 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, 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.
Judith 2:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in Sidon and Tyre, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jamnia; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared him greatly.
Judith 15:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of his neighbor, but rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country.
1 Maccabees 7:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.
2 Maccabees 15:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
wherefore now also, O Lord of heaven, send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them;
4 Maccabees 4:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and Apollonius going up with his armed force to the seizure of the treasure—there appeared from heaven angels riding on horseback, all radiant in armor, filling them with much fear and trembling.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The mountains also and foundations of the earth Shall be shaken with trembling, when he looketh upon them.
Baruch 3:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
he that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear.
1 Enoch 1:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And all shall be smitten with fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.
1 Enoch 13:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast shown to men.' Then I went and spoke to them all
1 Enoch 14:13 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
portals blazed with fire. And I entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5156, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 3 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5156 FAQ

What does tromos (τρόμος) mean?

Strong's G5156 is a Greek entry for G5156 τρόμος (tromos). tromos (trom'-os) n. 1. a "trembling", i.e. quaking with fear [from G5141]

How many times is tromos (τρόμος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's G5156 across 20 books.

Where can I study tromos (τρόμος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5156 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate tromos (τρόμος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as trembling and trembled. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5156 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 18 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 3 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5156, with linked reader references where each row is available.