ἔμφοβος
emphobos · terrified
Greek word · Strong’s number G1719 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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emphobos (ἔμφοβος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “terrified”.
Full of fear.
How to say it
em·pho·bos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- With the heart overwhelmed by something frightening.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- terrified ×4
- frightened ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 24:5
And as they became terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living one among the dead?
- Luke 24:37
But startled and terrified, they thought they were seeing a spirit.
- Acts 10:4
And he, staring at him and becoming terrified, said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have gone up as a memorial before God.
- Acts 24:25
And as he was discussing righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and answered, “For the present go; and when I get an opportunity, I will summon you.”
- Revelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.