φόβος

See also Φόβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φέβομαι “I fear”

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pʰóbos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pʰóbos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɸóβos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /fóvos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /fóvos/

Noun

φόβος (genitive φόβου) m, second declension; (phobos)

1. fear, terror, alarm, fright, panic
2. The act of fleeing: flight, retreat
3. awe, reverence
4. That which causes fear: terror

Inflection

Second declension of φόβος, φόβου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ φόβος	τὼ φόβω	οἱ φόβοι
Genitive	τοῦ φόβου	τοῖν φόβοιν	τῶν φόβων
Dative	τῷ φόβῳ	τοῖν φόβοιν	τοῖς φόβοις
Accusative	τὸν φόβον	τὼ φόβω	τοὺς φόβους
Vocative	φόβε	φόβω	φόβοι

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5401

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Greek

Noun

φόβος (fóvos) m,   plural φόβοι

1. fear

   δεν έχει φόβο

   don't be afraid (literally: have not fear)

2. apprehension, awe

   φόβος των θεών

   awe of the gods

Declension

declension of φόβος

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	φόβος	φόβοι
genitive (γενική)	φόβου	φόβων
accusative (αιτιατική)	φόβο	φόβους
vocative (κλητική)	φόβε	φόβοι

Synonyms

• (awe): δέος (déos) n

Related terms

Related terms

φοβία f (fovía, “phobia”) φοβίζω (fovízo, “to frighten”) φοβάμαι (fovámai, “to fear, to be frightened”) φοβισμένος (fovisménos, “frightened”) φοβερός (foverós, “frightful”)

φοβερά (foverá, “frightfully”) φοβερό (foveró, “terrific!, awesome!”) φοβέρα f (fovéra, “threat”) φοβητσιάρης (fovitsiáris, “cowardly”)