Phobéō — G5399

G5399 · Greek — φοβέω

Pronunciation: fob-eh'-o

Definition

verb

to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere

  1. to be put to flight, to flee (Homer)
  2. to fear, be afraid
  3. to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience

Usually translated as

fear, afraid, reverence, be

Origin

from G5401

Occurrences

Phobéō occurs 93 times in 90 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (16), Mark (12), Luke (21), John (5), Acts (13), Romans (3), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (2), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), Hebrews (4), 1 Peter (3), 1 John (1), Revelation (6)

Strong's Lexicon — P