Word study · Greek
phobos
fear, awe
Say it: FOB-os (approximate)
φόβος
What it means
Fear, and also reverence and awe. In Acts, "great fear" comes on those who hear of Ananias and Sapphira (5:5, 5:11), and the church walks "in the fear of the Lord" (9:31). It covers both terror and respect before God.
Range of meaning
- FearFright.
- AweReverence.
In Acts
- Chapter 5
"Great fear came on all who heard" (5:5, 5:11).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G5401 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources