G1719 ἔμφοβος (émphobos)

Greek

Adjective

Quick Definition

ἔμφοβος, ον Adj full of fear, terrified

Strong's Definition

in fear, i.e. alarmed

Derivation: from G1722 (ἐν) and G5401 (φόβος);

KJV Usage: affrighted, afraid, tremble

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἔμφοβος (G1719)

adjc. | -ον | φοβέομαι

25.256 · Attitudes and Emotions · Fear, Terror, Alarm

very frightened, terrified, very much afraid pertaining to being extremely afraid

LUK 24:5 · LUK 24:37 · ACT 10:4 · ACT 24:25 · REV 11:13

¹ It is possible that ἔκφοβος and ἔμφοβος differ slightly in the intensity of fear, but this cannot be determined from existing contexts.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἔμφοβος (see ἐν, III. 3), ἐμφοβον,(φόβος), thrown into fear, terrified, affrighted: Luk_24:5,(37); Act_10:4; (Act_22:9 Rec.); ; Rev_11:13. Theophrastus, char. 25 (24), 1; (1Ma_13:2; in a good sense, Sir_19:24 (21)). (Actively, inspiring fear, terrible, Sophocles O. C. 39.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἔμφοβος emphobos 5x

terrible; in NT terrified, Lk. 24:5, 37; Acts 10:4; 24:25; Rev. 11:13*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** ἔμ-φοβος

[in LXX: Si 19:24, I Mac 13:2 * ;]

terrible.

in fear (of Godly fear, Si 19:24), terrified: Lk 24:5, 37, Ac 10:4 24:25, Re 11:13.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἔμφοβος [page 208] P Leid W xix. 35 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐπικαλοῦμαί σου τὸ (ονομα ) . . . ἔσται σισμός ( l. σεισμός ), ὁ (ἥλιος ) στήσεται , καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἔνφωβος ( l. ἔμφοβος ) ἔσται , καὶ ἡ ( l. αἱ ) πέτραι , καὶ τὰ ὄρη . . .. ὑποπετρωθήσεται κτλ . See also Vett. Val. P. 59 .7 εἰς στασιώδεις καὶ ἐμφόβους , where however the reading is doubtful. The verb is found BGU II. 613 .18 (time of Anton. Pius) ἐμφοβοῦντες .

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἔμφοβος (emphobos) — afraid. ἔμφοβ-ος, ον, terrible, θεαί [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. passive, in fear, timorous, ὕπειξις τῆς ψυχῆς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; terrified, frightened, [LXX+NT]. adverb -βως[Refs 5th c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ἔμ-φοβος [in LXX: Sir.19:24, 1Ma.13:2 * ;] __1. terrible. __2. in fear (of Godly fear, Sir.19:24), terrified: Luk.24:5, 37, Act.10:4 24:25, Rev.11:13.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

24:5 24:37

10:4 24:25

11:13

Luke 24:5

As [the women] bowed [their] faces to the ground in terror, [the two men] asked... them, Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Luke 24:37

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

Acts 10:4

[Cornelius] stared at him in fear and asked, What is it, Lord? [The angel] answered -, Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial [ offering ] before God.

Acts 24:25

[As] [Paul] expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened [and] said, You may go... for now. [When] I find the time, I will call for you.

Revelation 11:13

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.