πτοέω
ptoeō · be terrified
Greek word · Strong’s number G4422 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ptoeō (πτοέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be terrified”.
Startled, frightened.
How to say it
pto·e·ō
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
- To be seized by fright that makes one tremble.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- be terrified ×1
- startled ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 21:9
And when you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.”
- Luke 24:37
But startled and terrified, they thought they were seeing a spirit.