φοβέω (phobéō) — Be Afraid

Strong's G5399 is tagged on 95 words in 92 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 1:20 and last appears in Revelation 19:5.

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Books where it appears most

Verses (first 25 of 92)

• Matthew 1:20 — φοβηθῇς — may you fear
• Matthew 2:22 — ἐφοβήθη — he was afraid
• Matthew 9:8 — ἐφοβήθησαν — revered
• Matthew 10:26 — φοβηθῆτε — do fear
• Matthew 10:28 — φοβεῖσθε — do be afraid
• Matthew 10:31 — φοβεῖσθε — do fear
• Matthew 14:5 — ἐφοβήθη — he feared
• Matthew 14:27 — φοβεῖσθε — do fear
• Matthew 14:30 — ἐφοβήθη — he was afraid
• Matthew 17:6 — ἐφοβήθησαν — were terrified
• Matthew 17:7 — φοβεῖσθε — do be afraid
• Matthew 21:26 — φοβούμεθα — we fear
• Matthew 21:46 — ἐφοβήθησαν — they feared
• Matthew 25:25 — φοβηθεὶς — having been afraid
• Matthew 27:54 — ἐφοβήθησαν — feared
• Matthew 28:5 — φοβεῖσθε — do fear
• Matthew 28:10 — φοβεῖσθε — do fear
• Mark 4:41 — ἐφοβήθησαν — they feared
• Mark 5:15 — ἐφοβήθησαν — they were afraid
• Mark 5:33 — φοβηθεῖσα — having been frightened
• Mark 5:36 — φοβοῦ — do fear
• Mark 6:20 — ἐφοβεῖτο — was afraid of
• Mark 6:50 — φοβεῖσθε — do fear
• Mark 9:32 — ἐφοβοῦντο — they were afraid
• Mark 10:32 — ἐφοβοῦντο — were afraid

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G5401 φόβος (phóbos).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G1629 ἐκφοβέω (ekphobéō), G5400 φόβητρον (phóbētron).

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