φρίσσω
phríssō · G5425 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to shudder with fear, to be extremely afraid
To be so afraid as to shudder or tremble
ExamplesJames 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: they 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- τρέμω trémō · G5141 · to tremble, trembling, to quiver
- τρέμω describes trembling, typically from fear, and is semantically very close to φρίσσω. While τρέμω emphasizes the trembling motion itself, φρίσσω adds the connotation of bristling or shuddering. Both express physical manifestations of fear.
- δειλιάω deiliáō · G1168 · to be cowardly, to lack courage
- δειλιάω expresses fearfulness and cowardice, describing a state of being afraid. While φρίσσω emphasizes the visceral, shuddering response to fear, δειλιάω describes the condition of being fearful or timid.
Contrasting words 1 word
- θαῤῥέω tharrhéō · G2292 · to be courageous, to have courage, to be bold
- θαρρέω means to be courageous or confident, the lexical opposite of shuddering with fear (φρίσσω): one describes bold assurance, the other fearful trembling.
In the other Testament 2 words
- חָרַד chârad · H2729 · to shake, to quake, to tremble > to be startled
- The Hebrew verb חָרַד conveys trembling or shuddering with fear, closely matching the visceral fear response expressed by φρίσσω. Both terms describe a physical manifestation of terror.
- פָּחַד pâchad · H6342 · to tremble, to cause to tremble
- פָּחַד expresses trembling fear and dread, semantically equivalent to the shuddering terror conveyed by φρίσσω. Both describe intense fearful reactions.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To shudder with fear, to be extremely afraid25.260
- James 2:19 says that even the demons believe, “and shudder”.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon very often in Greek writings from Homer down; to be rough, Latinhorreo, horresco, i. e.…
1. to bristle, stiffen, stand up: ἔφριξαν μου τρίχες, Job 4:15 the Sept.; with ὀρθαί added, Hesiod, Works, 510; ὀρθάς... φρισσει τρίχας (cognate accusative of the part affected), Hesiod scut. 391; with cold, διά τό ψῦχος, Plutarch, quaest. nat. 13, 2, p. 915 b.
2. to shudder, to be struck with extreme fear, to be horrified: absolutely, Jas 2:19; Jas 2:4 Macc. 14:9; like the Latinhorreo, horresco, construction with an accusative of the object exciting the fear, Homer, Iliad 11,383, and often.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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