φοβέω

φόβῳ: passive, present φοβοῦμαι; imperfect ἐφοβούμην; 1 aorist ἐφοβήθην; future φοβηθήσομαι; (φόβος); from Homer down; to terrify, frighten, Wis. 17:9; to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away). Passive:
1. to be put to flight, to flee (Homer).
2. to fear, be afraid; the Sept. very often for יָרֵא; absolutely to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm: of those who fear harm or injury, Mt 10:31; Mt 14:30; Mt 25:25; Mk 5:33, Mk 5:36; Mk 10:32; Mk 16:8; Lk 8:50; Lk 12:7, Lk 12:32; Jn 12:15; Jn 19:8; Acts 16:38; Acts 22:29; (Rom 13:4); Heb 13:6; 1 Jn 4:18; opposed to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Rom 11:20; of those startled by strange sights or occurrences, Mt 14:27; Mt 17:7; Mt 28:5, Mt 28:10; Mk 6:50; Lk 1:13, Lk 1:30; Lk 2:10; Lk 9:34; ( L in brackets); Jn 6:19, Jn 6:20; Acts 18:9; Acts 27:24 (but in the last two passages perhaps the exhortation has a wider reference); Rev 1:17; with σφόδρα added, Mt 17:6; Mt 27:54; of those struck with amazement, (Mt 9:8 L T Tr WH); Mk 5:15; Lk 5:10; Lk 8:25, Lk 8:35. with an accusative of the contents (cognate accusative) (see ἀγαπάω, under the end): φόβον μέγαν, literally, to 'fear a great fear,' fear exceedingly, Mk 4:41; Lk 2:9 (1 Macc. 10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν, the fear which they inspire (see φόβος, 1), 1 Pet 3:14 (Isa 8:12; τοῦ Τανταλου, to be filled with the same fear as Tantalus, Schol. ad Euripides, Or. 6); with the synonymous πτόησιν (which see), 1 Pet 3:6. τινα, to fear one, be afraid of one, lest he do harm, be displeased, etc.: Mt 10:26; Mt 14:5; Mt 21:26, Mt 21:46; Mk 11:18, Mk 11:32 (cf. Buttmann, § 151, 11); ; Lk 19:21; Lk 20:19; Lk 22:2; Jn 9:22; Acts 5:26 (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 48; Winer's Grammar, 505 (471)); ; Rom 13:3; Gal 2:12; τόν Θεόν, God, the judge and avenger, Mt 10:28; Lk 12:5; Lk 23:40 (Ex 1:17, Ex 1:21; 1 Sam 12:18); τί, to fear danger from something, Heb 11:23, Heb 11:27; to fear (dread to undergo) some suffering, Rev 2:10. in imitation of the Hebrew (מִן יָרֵא), followed by ἀπό τίνος (cf. Buttmann, § 147, 3): Mt 10:28; Lk 12:4 (Jer 1:8, Jer 1:17; Jer 10:2; Lev 26:2; Lev 26:1 Macc. 2:62 1 Macc. 8:12; Judg 5:23), as in the Greek writings, φοβοῦμαι μή, to fear lest, with the subjunctive aorist: Acts ( L T Tr WH); ; μήπως, lest perchance, Acts 27:29 (here L μήπω (which see 2), others μήπου (which see)); 2 Cor 11:3; 2 Cor 12:20; φοβηθῶμεν (equivalent to let us take anxious care) μήποτε τίς δοκῇ, lest anyone may seem (see δοκέω, 2 at the end), Heb 4:1; φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς, μήπως κεκοπίακα, Gal 4:11 (see μήπως, 1 b.); φοβοῦμαι with an infinitive to fear (i. e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm), Mt 1:20; Mt 2:22; Mk 9:32; Lk 9:45 (for numerous examples in the Greek writings from Aeschylus down see Passow, under the word, 2, vol. ii., p. 2315{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, Buttmann, II. 4)).
3. to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience: τινα, Mk 6:20; Eph 5:33; τόν Θεόν, used of his devout worshippers, Lk 1:50; Lk 18:2, Lk 18:4; Acts 10:2, Acts 10:22, Acts 10:35; (Col 3:22 Rec.); 1 Pet 2:17; Rev 14:7; Rev 19:5; also τόν κύριον, Col 3:22 (G L T Tr WH); Rev 15:4; τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev 11:18 (Deut 4:10; Deut 5:29; Deut 6:2, Deut 6:13, Deut 6:14; Deut 13:4; Deut 14:22(23); Prov 3:7; Ps 33:10, and many other passages; very often in Sir., cf. Wahl, Clavis Apocr. V. T., under the word, at the end); οἱ φοβούμενοι τόν Θεόν specifically, of proselytes: Acts 13:16, Acts 13:26 (see σέβω). Compare: ἐκφοβέω.