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Strong's G5401 φόβος (phobos)

Phobos means “be afraid” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5401 — nashaq (“kiss”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5401
Language Greek
Linked Usages 222
Books 45

Strong's G5401 Quick Answer

Strong's G5401 φόβος (phobos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phobos (fob'-os) n. 1. alarm or fright [from a primary phebomai "to be put in fear"] It has 222 linked Bible usages across 45 books. Visible English usage signals include fear. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phobos (fob'-os) n. 1. alarm or fright [from a primary phebomai "to be put in fear"]
Usage
222 linked usages
Books
45 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
fear

Meaning and Definition

phobos (fob'-os) n. 1. alarm or fright [from a primary phebomai "to be put in fear"] KJV: be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror

Original Word
φόβος
Transliteration
phobos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5401. 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)

fear

Usage: φόβος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for יִרְאָה, also for פַּחַד, אֵימָה, etc. ;] __1. in Hom., flight. __2. That which causes flight, fear, dread, terror: Luk.1:12, Act.5:5, 1Ti.5:20. 1Jn.4:18, al.; cogn. accusative, φοβεῖσθαι φ., Mrk.4:41, Luk.2:9; with genitive obj., Jhn.7:13 19:33 20:19, Heb.2:5, 1Pe.3:14 (but cf. ICC, in l);ἀπὸ (τοῦ) φ., Mat.14:26, Luk.21:26; εἰς φ., Rom.8:15; μετὰ φόβου, Mat.28:8; φ. καὶ τρόμος (Lft., Notes, 172), 1Co.2:3, 2Co.7:15, Eph.6:5, Php.2:12; by meton., of that which causes fear, Rom.13:3;

of reverential fear, Rom.13:7, 1Pe.1:17 2:18 3:2 3:15; τ. κυρίου, Act.9:31, 2Co.5:11 (see Field, Notes, 183); Χριστοῦ, Eph.5:21; θεοῦ, Rom.3:18, 2Co.7:1 SYN.: see: δειλία (and of. DCG, i, 381) (AS)

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How Strong's G5401 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phobos, 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.

fear Matthew 14:26

How Strong's G5401 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 117 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 G5401 (φόβος) appears 184 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5401 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 G5401 in the New Testament

44 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 14:26 KJV

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

Matthew 28:4 KJV

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

Matthew 28:8 KJV

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Strong's G5401 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

117 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.

Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

Genesis 31:42 Septuagint / Brenton

Unless I had the God of my father Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

Strong's G5401 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

57 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G5401 in 1 Enoch

4 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5401.

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.
Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.
Genesis 31:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Unless I had the God of my father Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.
Genesis 31:53 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis 35:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Israel departed from Shechem, and the fear of God was upon the cities round about them, and they did not pursue after the children of Israel.
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.
Exodus 20:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.
Exodus 23:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send terror before thee, and I will strike with amazement all the nations to which thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies to flee.
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.
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 32:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, And terror shall issue out of the secret chambers; The young man shall perish with the virgin, The suckling with him who has grown old.
Joshua 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
2 Kingdoms 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed?
1 Chronicles 14:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the name of David was famous in all the land; and the Lord put the terror of him on all the nations.
2 Chronicles 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do your duty: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither is it for him to respect persons, nor to take bribes.
2 Chronicles 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, in truth and with a perfect heart.
2 Chronicles 26:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sought the Lord in the days of Zechariah, who understood the fear of the Lord; and in his days he sought the Lord, and the Lord prospered him.
Nehemiah 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Nehemiah 6:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
Esther 1:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
Esther 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Mordecai went and did all that Esther commanded him. world under heaven. And thou art Lord of all, and there is no one who shall resist thee the Lord. our enemies are looking upon us to our destruction, and they have desired to destroy thine ancient inheritance. all their might, for their death was before their eyes. as it were in the agony of death. And having taken off her glorious apparel, she put on garments of distress and mourning; and instead of grand perfumes she filled her head with ashes and dung, and she greatly brought down her body, and she filled every place of her glad adorning with the torn curls of her hair. And she besought the Lord God of Israel, and said, who am destitute, and have no helper but thee, for my danger is near at hand. in order to abolish the decree of thy mouth, and utterly to destroy thine inheritance, and to stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and to extinguish the glory of thy house and thine altar, speak the praises of vanities, and in order that a mortal king should be admired forever. to injure us. us, O Lord, manifest thyself in the time of our affliction, and encourage me, O king of gods, and ruler of all dominion. who am destitute, and have none but thee, O Lord. at the table of Haman, and I have not honored the banquet of the king, neither have I drunk wine of libations.
Esther 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Esther 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the chiefs of the satraps, and the princes and the royal scribes, honored the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai lay upon them.
Job 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my groaning comes before my food, And I weep being beset with terror.
Job 3:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, And that which I had feared has befallen me.
Job 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is not thy fear founded in folly, Thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
Job 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But as when terror falls upon men, With dread and a sound in the night,
Job 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let him remove his rod from me, And let not his fear terrify me:
Job 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, And terror from him fall upon you?
Job 13:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Withhold thine hand from me: And let not thy fear terrify me.
Job 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, And accomplished such words before the Lord?
Job 15:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his terror is in his ears: Just when he seems to be at peace, His overthrow will come.
Job 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the arrow pierce through his body; And let the stars be against his dwelling place: Let terrors come upon him.
Job 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their houses are prosperous, neither have they anywhere cause for fear, Neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
Job 25:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
What beginning or fear is his— Even he that makes all things in the highest?
Job 31:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the fear of the Lord constrained me, And I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
Job 33:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My fear shall not terrify thee, Neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Job 33:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
sending a dream, Or in the meditation of the night (As when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, In slumberings on the bed):
Job 33:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then opens he the understanding of men: He scares them with such fearful visions:
Job 38:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; And did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?
Job 39:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And hast reared their young without fear; And wilt thou loosen their pangs?
Job 39:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
She has hardened herself against her young ones, as though she bereaved not herself: She labors in vain without fear.
Job 39:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hast thou invested the horse with strength, And clothed his neck with terror?
Job 41:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who will open the doors of his face? Terror is round about his teeth.
Job 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts Which leap upon the earth.
Psalms 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice in him with trembling.
Psalms 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will enter into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.
Psalms 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, There is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulcher; With their tongues they have used deceit; The poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways; And the way of peace they have not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Psalms 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear; For God is in the righteous generation.
Psalms 18:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever and ever: The judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.
Psalms 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I became a reproach among all mine enemies, But exceedingly so to my neighbors, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that saw me without fled from me.
Psalms 33:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalms 35:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, That there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Psalms 52:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For God has scattered the bones of the men pleasers; They were ashamed, for God despised them.
Psalms 54:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear and trembling came upon me, And darkness covered me.
Psalms 63:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; Deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.
Psalms 89:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who knows the power of thy wrath?
Psalms 90:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; Nor of the arrow flying by day;
Psalms 104:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Egypt rejoiced at their departing; For the fear of them fell upon them.
Psalms 110:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And all that act accordingly have a good understanding; His praise endures forever and ever.
Psalms 118:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Confirm thine oracle to thy servant, That he may fear thee.
Psalms 118:120 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; For I am afraid of thy judgments.
Proverbs 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And there is good understanding to all that practice it: And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they hated wisdom, And did not choose the word of the Lord:
Proverbs 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, And insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; And I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Proverbs 10:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
length of days: But the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
Proverbs 10:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But ruin comes to them that work wickedness.
Proverbs 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: And he leaves his children a support.
Proverbs 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 15:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. But by the fear of the Lord everyone departs from evil.
Proverbs 15:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the highest honor will correspond therewith.
Proverbs 18:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear casts down the slothful; And the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.
Proverbs 19:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is life to a man: And he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.
Proverbs 22:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, And wealth, and glory, and life.
Proverbs 23:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not thy heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Proverbs 31:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charms are false, and woman’s beauty is vain: For it is a wise woman that is blessed, And let her praise the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every mountain shall be certainly plowed: there shall no fear come thither: for there shall be from among the barren ground and thorns that whereon cattle shall feed and oxen shall tread.
Isaiah 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them not say, It is hard, for whatsoever this people says, is hard: but fear not ye their fear, neither be dismayed.
Isaiah 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sanctify ye the Lord himself; and he shall be thy fear.
Isaiah 10:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his yoke shall be taken away from thy shoulder, and his fear from thee, and the yoke shall be destroyed from off your shoulders.
Isaiah 10:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall pass by the valley, and shall arrive at Aiath: fear shall seize upon Ramah, the city of Saul.
Isaiah 11:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report:
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 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.
Isaiah 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear, and a pit, and a snare, are upon you that dwell on the earth.
Isaiah 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,
Isaiah 26:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as a woman in travail draws nigh to be delivered, and cries out in her pain; so have we been to thy beloved.
Isaiah 33:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By reason of the terrible sound the nations were dismayed for fear of thee, and the heathen were scattered.
Isaiah 33:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold now, these shall be terrified with fear of you: those whom ye feared shall cry out because of you: messengers shall be sent, bitterly weeping, entreating for peace.
Isaiah 33:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the ways of these shall be made desolate: the terror of the nations has been made to cease, and the covenant with these is taken away, and ye shall by no means deem them men.
Isaiah 33:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counselors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,
Jeremiah 30:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I will bring terror upon thee, saith the Lord, from all the country round about thee; and ye shall be scattered every one right before him, and there is none to gather you.
Jeremiah 31:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A snare, and fear, and the pit, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab.
Jeremiah 31:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he that comes up out of the pit shall even be taken in the snare: for I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their visitation.
Jeremiah 37:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus said the Lord: Ye shall hear a sound of fear, there is fear, and there is not peace.
Jeremiah 37:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Inquire, and see if a male has born a child? and ask concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and look for safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; their faces are turned to paleness.
Jeremiah 39:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make with them an everlasting covenant, which I will by no means turn away from them, and I will put my fear into their heart, that they may not depart from me.
Lamentations 3:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear and wrath are come upon us, Suspense and destruction.
Ezekiel 26:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and shall say to thee, How art thou destroyed from out of the sea, the renowned city, that brought her terror upon all her inhabitants.
Ezekiel 27:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the cry of thy voice thy pilots shall be greatly terrified.
Ezekiel 32:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and their burial is in the depth of the pit, and his company are set round about his tomb: all the slain that fell by the sword, who had caused the fear of them to be upon the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is Elam and all his host round about his tomb: all the slain that fell by the sword, and the uncircumcised that go down to the deep of the earth, who caused their fear to be upon the land of the living: and they have received their punishment with them that go down to the pit,
Ezekiel 32:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There were laid Meshech, and Tubal, and all his strength round about his tomb: all his slain men, all the uncircumcised, slain with the sword, who caused their fear to be in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There are the princes of the north, even all the captains of Assyria, who go down slain to Hades: they lie uncircumcised among the slain with the sword together with their terror and their strength, and they have received their punishment with them that go down to the pit.
Ezekiel 32:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I have caused his fear to be upon the land of the living: yet he shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh, and all his multitude with him, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 38:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will summon against it even every fear, saith the Lord: the sword of every man shall be against his brother.
Daniel 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I Daniel only saw the vision: and the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great amazement fell upon them, and they fled in fear.
Jonah 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the men feared exceedingly, and said to him, What is this that thou hast done? for the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them.
Jonah 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.
Malachi 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord Almighty. Ye the priests are they that despise my name: yet ye said, Wherein have we despised thy name?
Malachi 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My covenant of life and peace was with him, and I gave it him that he might reverently fear me, and that he might be awestruck at my name.
Matthew 14:26 New Testament, KJV
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Matthew 28:4 New Testament, KJV
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Matthew 28:8 New Testament, KJV
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5401, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 22 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 7 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
Romans 4 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 5 usages, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
Judith 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 30 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 4 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5401 FAQ

What does phobos (φόβος) mean?

Phobos (Strong's G5401) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be afraid". phobos (fob'-os) n. 1. alarm or fright [from a primary phebomai "to be put in fear"]

How many times is phobos (φόβος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 222 linked usages for Strong's G5401 across 45 books.

Where can I study phobos (φόβος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5401 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phobos (φόβος)?

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

Does Strong's G5401 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 117 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 57 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 4 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5401, with linked reader references where each row is available.