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Strong's G5399 φοβέω (phobeo)

Phobeo means “reverence” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5399 — nesheph (“dark”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5399
Language Greek
Linked Usages 507
Books 60

Strong's G5399 Quick Answer

Strong's G5399 φοβέω (phobeo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phobeo (fob-eh'-o) v. 1. to frighten 2. (passively) to be alarmed It has 507 linked Bible usages across 60 books. Visible English usage signals include lord, fear, god, said, and shalt. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phobeo (fob-eh'-o) v. 1. to frighten 2. (passively) to be alarmed
Usage
507 linked usages
Books
60 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
lord, fear, god, said, and shalt

Meaning and Definition

phobeo (fob-eh'-o) v. 1. to frighten 2. (passively) to be alarmed 3. (by analogy) to be in awe of, i.e. revere [from G5401] KJV: be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence Root(s): G5401

Original Word
φοβέω
Transliteration
phobeo
Derivation
Root: φόβος R1: 5401
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5399. 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)

to fear

Usage: φοβέέω, ῶ (φόβος) [in LXX chiefly for מִן יָרֵא ;] __1. in Hem., to put to flight. Pass., to be put to flight, to flee affrighted __2. to terrify, frighten (Wis 179; Hdt. and Att..). Pass. (so always in NT; cf. M, Pr., 162), to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear: Mat.10:31 14:27, Mrk.5:33 6:50, Luk.1:13 8:50, Jhn.6:19 12:15, Act.16:38, al.; opposite to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Rom.11:20; σφόδρα, Mat.17:6 27:54; with cogn. accusative, φόβον μέγαν, Mrk.4:41, Luk.2:9 (1Ma.10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, genitive, but cf.

ICC, in l), 1Pe.3:14; πτόησιν, 1Pe.3:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:26, Mrk.11:18, Luk.19:21, Jhn.9:22, Act.9:26, Rom.13:3, al.; before ἀπό (like Heb. יָרֵא, Jer.1:8, al.; cf. M, Pr., 102, 104n„), Mat.10:28, Luk.12:4; before μή (cl.; Bl., § 65, 3; M, Pr., 184 f.), Act.23:10 27:17; μήπως, Act.27:29, 2Co.11:3 12:20, Gal.4:11; μήποτε, Heb.4:1; with inf. (Bl., § 69, 4; M, Pr., 205), Mat.1:20, Mrk.9:32, al.; of reverential fear: Mrk.6:20, Eph.5:33; τ. θεόν, Luk.1:50, Act.10:2, 1Pe.2:17, Rev.14:7, al.; τ.

κύριον, Col.3:22, Rev.15:4; τ. ὄνομα τ. θεοῦ (see: ὄνομα), Rev.11:18; οἱ φοβούμενοι τ. θεόν, of proselytes, Act.13:16, 26 (cf. ἐκ-φοβέω) (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

lord fear god said shalt thee feared afraid people israel into before

How Strong's G5399 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 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 325 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 G5399 (φοβέω) appears 432 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

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Strong's G5399 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 G5399 in the New Testament

90 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G5399 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

325 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 3:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.

Genesis 15:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

Genesis 18:15 Septuagint / Brenton

But Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

Strong's G5399 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

79 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G5399 in 1 Enoch

13 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5399.

Genesis 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.
Genesis 15:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.
Genesis 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
Genesis 19:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.
Genesis 20:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.
Genesis 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Hagar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.
Genesis 22:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.
Genesis 26:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebekah his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebekah, because she was fair.
Genesis 26:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraham thy father.
Genesis 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraham, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
Genesis 28:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Genesis 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was perplexed; and he divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and the sheep, into two camps.
Genesis 32:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him, lest haply he should come and smite me, and the mother upon the children.
Genesis 42:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for I fear God.
Genesis 42:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bundle of money in his sack; and they and their father saw their bundles of money, and they were afraid.
Genesis 43:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Genesis 46:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he says to him, I am the God of thy fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will make thee there a great nation.
Genesis 50:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am God’s.
Genesis 50:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
Exodus 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
Exodus 1:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
Exodus 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If it be thus, this matter has become known.
Exodus 9:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He of the servants of Pharaoh that feared the word of the Lord, gathered his cattle into the houses.
Exodus 9:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye have not yet feared the Lord.
Exodus 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh approached, and the children of Israel having looked up, beheld, and the Egyptians encamped behind them: and they were very greatly terrified, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord;
Exodus 14:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel saw the mighty hand, the things which the Lord did to the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and they believed God and Moses his servant.
Exodus 20:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared and stood afar off,
Exodus 34:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.
Leviticus 19:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let every one of you reverence his father and his mother; and ye shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not revile the deaf, neither shalt thou put a stumbling block in the way of the blind; and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not a man oppress his neighbor, and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord thy God.
Leviticus 25:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not receive from him interest, nor increase: and thou shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord: and thy brother shall live with thee.
Leviticus 25:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not oppress him with labor, and shalt fear the Lord thy God.
Leviticus 26:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord.
Numbers 12:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will speak to him mouth to mouth apparently, and not in dark speeches; and he has seen the glory of the Lord; and why were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Numbers 14:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only depart not from the Lord; and fear ye not the people of the land, for they are meat for us; for the season of prosperity is departed from them, but the Lord is among us: fear them not.
Numbers 21:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Fear him not; for I have delivered him and all his people, and all his land, into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon.
Numbers 22:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then Moab feared the people exceedingly because they were many; and Moab was grieved before the face of the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 1:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
behold, the Lord your God has delivered to us the land before you: go up and inherit it as the Lord God of your fathers said to you; fear not, neither be afraid.
Deuteronomy 1:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said to you, Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them;
Deuteronomy 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And charge the people, saying, Ye are going through the borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall fear you, and dread you greatly.
Deuteronomy 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to me, Fear him not, for I have delivered him, and all his people, and all his land, into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelt in Heshbon.
Deuteronomy 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall not be afraid of them, because the Lord our God himself shall fight for you.
Deuteronomy 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
even the things that happened in the day in which ye stood before the Lord our God in Horeb in the day of the assembly; for the Lord said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they shall teach their sons.
Deuteronomy 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I stood between the Lord and you at that time to report to you the words of the Lord (because ye were afraid before the fire, and ye went not up to the mountain), saying,
Deuteronomy 5:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O that there were such a heart in them, that they should fear me and keep my commands always, that it might be well with them and with their sons forever.
Deuteronomy 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That ye may fear the Lord your God, keep ye all his ordinances, and his commandments, which I command thee today, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons, all the days of thy life, that ye may live many days.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.
Deuteronomy 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord charged us to observe all these ordinances; to fear the Lord our God, that it may be well with us forever, that we may live, as even today.
Deuteronomy 7:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou shalt not fear them; thou shalt surely remember all that the Lord thy God did to Pharaoh and to all the Egyptians:
Deuteronomy 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the great temptations which thine eyes have seen, those signs and great wonders, the strong hand, and the high arm; how the Lord thy God brought thee forth: so the Lord your God will do to all the nations, whom thou fearest in their presence.
Deuteronomy 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt keep the commands of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deuteronomy 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, Israel, what does the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;
Deuteronomy 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt cleave to him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall follow the Lord your God, and fear him, and ye shall hear his voice, and attach yourselves to him.
Deuteronomy 13:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not again do according to this evil thing among you.
Deuteronomy 14:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there; ye shall bring the tithe of thy corn and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the firstborn of thy herd and of thy flock, that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
Deuteronomy 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people shall hear and fear, and shall no more commit impiety.
Deuteronomy 17:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord thy God, and to keep all these commandments, and to observe these ordinances:
Deuteronomy 19:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rest shall hear and fear, and do no more according to this evil thing in the midst of you.
Deuteronomy 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou shouldest go forth to war against thine enemies, and shouldest see horse, and rider, and a people more numerous than thyself; thou shalt not be afraid of them, for the Lord thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear, O Israel; ye are going this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint, fear not, neither be confounded, neither turn aside from their face.
Deuteronomy 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the scribes shall speak further to the people, and say, What man is he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him go and return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his own.
Deuteronomy 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of his city shall stone him with stones, and he shall die; and thou shalt remove the evil one from yourselves, and the rest shall hear and fear.
Deuteronomy 25:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
how he withstood thee in the way, and harassed thy rear, even those that were weary behind thee, and thou didst hunger and wast weary; and he did not fear God.
Deuteronomy 28:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the nations of the earth shall see thee, that the name of the Lord is called upon thee, and they shall stand in awe of thee.
Deuteronomy 28:58 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou wilt not hearken to do all the words of this law, which have been written in this book, to fear this glorious and wonderful name, the Lord thy God;
Deuteronomy 28:66 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thy life shall be in suspense before thine eyes; and thou shalt be afraid by day and by night, and thou shalt have no assurance of thy life.
Deuteronomy 28:67 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were evening! and in the evening thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart with which thou shalt fear, and for the sights of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Deuteronomy 31:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be courageous and strong, fear not, neither be cowardly, neither be afraid before them; for it is the Lord your God that advances with you in the midst of you, neither will he by any means forsake thee, nor desert thee.
Deuteronomy 31:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord that goes with thee shall not forsake thee nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.
Deuteronomy 31:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
having assembled the people, the men, and the women, and the children, and the stranger that is in your cities, that they may hear, and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God; and they shall hearken to do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their sons who have not known shall hear, and shall learn to fear the Lord thy God all the days that they live upon the land, into which ye go over Jordan to inherit it.
Joshua 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lo! I have commanded thee; be strong and courageous, be not cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord thy God is with thee in all places whither thou goest.
Joshua 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as they did Moses, as long as he lived.
Joshua 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear not, nor be timorous: take with thee all the men of war, and arise, go up to Ai; behold, I have given into thy hands the king of Ai, and his land.
Joshua 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
therefore we did this thing.
Joshua 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then they were greatly terrified by them, for the king knew that Gibeon was a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all its men were mighty.
Joshua 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear them not, for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not one of them be left before you.
Joshua 10:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said to them, Do not fear them, neither be cowardly; be courageous and strong, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies, against whom ye fight.
Joshua 11:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Joshua, Be not afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will put them to flight before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
Joshua 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now fear the Lord, and serve him in righteousness and justice; and remove the strange gods, which our fathers served beyond the river, and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.
Judges 4:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.
Judges 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said to you, I am the Lord your God: ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye hearkened not to my voice.
Judges 6:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to him, Peace be to thee, fear not, thou shalt not die.
Judges 6:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord spoke to him: and it came to pass, as he feared the house of his father and the men of the city if he should do it by day, that he did it by night.
Judges 6:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.
Judges 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now speak in the ears of the people, saying, Who is afraid and fearful? let him turn and depart from Mount Gilead: and there returned of the people twenty-two thousand, and ten thousand were left.
Judges 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou art afraid to go down, go down thou and thy servant Purah into the camp.
Judges 8:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and slay them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.
Ruth 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now fear not, my daughter, whatever thou shalt say I will do to thee; for all the tribe of my people knows that thou art a virtuous woman.
1 Kingdoms 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision.
1 Kingdoms 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp.
1 Kingdoms 4:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in her time she was at the point of death; and the women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for thou hast born a son: but she answered not, and her heart did not regard it.
1 Kingdoms 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistines heard that all the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah: and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel: and the children of Israel heard, and they feared before the Philistines.
1 Kingdoms 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, well.
1 Kingdoms 12:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.
1 Kingdoms 12:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have indeed wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.
1 Kingdoms 12:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.
1 Kingdoms 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people went into the place of the bees, and, behold, they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, in that I have transgressed the word of the Lord and thy direction; for I feared the people, and I hearkened to their voice.
1 Kingdoms 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.
1 Kingdoms 18:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul was alarmed on account of David.
1 Kingdoms 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish king of Gath.
1 Kingdoms 22:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place of safety for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded while with me.
1 Kingdoms 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keilah? shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
1 Kingdoms 23:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
1 Kingdoms 28:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.
1 Kingdoms 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to her, Fear not; tell me whom thou hast seen. And the woman said to him, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
1 Kingdoms 28:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul instantly fell at his full length upon the earth, and was greatly afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no longer any strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day, and all that night.
1 Kingdoms 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword and pierce me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through, and mock me. But his armor bearer would not, for he feared greatly: so Saul took his sword and fell upon it.
2 Kingdoms 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?
2 Kingdoms 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ish-bosheth could not any longer answer Abner a word, because he feared him.
2 Kingdoms 6:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me?
2 Kingdoms 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely deal mercifully with thee for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and I will restore to thee all the land of Saul the father of thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Kingdoms 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the kings the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, and they went over to Israel, and served them: and Syria was afraid to help the children of Ammon anymore.
2 Kingdoms 12:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice; and how should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do himself harm.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5399, grouped by book.

Genesis 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 35 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 19 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 57 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 28 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 16 usages, New Testament
Mark 12 usages, New Testament
Luke 21 usages, New Testament
John 5 usages, New Testament
Acts 13 usages, New Testament
Romans 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 4 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 3 usages, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 6 usages, New Testament
Judith 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 28 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 13 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5399 FAQ

What does phobeo (φοβέω) mean?

Phobeo (Strong's G5399) is a Greek word most simply glossed "reverence". phobeo (fob-eh'-o) v. 1. to frighten 2. (passively) to be alarmed

How many times is phobeo (φοβέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 507 linked usages for Strong's G5399 across 60 books.

Where can I study phobeo (φοβέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5399 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phobeo (φοβέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lord, fear, god, said, shalt, and thee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5399 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 325 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 79 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 13 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5399, with linked reader references where each row is available.