TRV
G5399
φοβέω
Rootfrom φόβος
Meaningto frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
KJV usagebe (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.
How the KJV Renders It
TranslationStrong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.
Grammatical Forms
MorphologyIn the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a verb across 95 occurrences, inflected in 26 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.
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ἐφοβήθησαν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβοῦ
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβεῖσθε
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐφοβοῦντο
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or repeated action in the past — "was doing".
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβούμενος
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐφοβήθη
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβήθητε
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβοῦμαι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβηθεὶς
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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φοβηθῆτε
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβούμενοί
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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φοβούμενοι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Vocative
- Direct address — naming who is spoken to.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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φοβουμένοις
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Dative
- The indirect object — often "to" or "for".
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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φοβηθέντες
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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φοβηθεῖσα
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
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Φοβηθῶμεν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβηθῇς
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβηθῇ
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβηθήσομαι·
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Passive Deponent
- Passive in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐφοβούμην
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or repeated action in the past — "was doing".
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐφοβεῖτο
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or repeated action in the past — "was doing".
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβούμεθα
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
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φοβῇ
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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φοβεῖσθαι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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φοβούμεναι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
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φοβῆται
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
Biblical Distribution
DistributionAppears in 90 verses across 14 of the 27 books. Most frequent in Luke (21 verses); never once in the other 13.
Every Occurrence
ConcordanceEvery verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.
Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.