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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5400. φόβητρον (phobétron) -- Terror, Fright, Fear</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5400.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/13-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5400.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5400</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5399.htm" title="5399">◄</a> 5400. phobétron <a href="../greek/5401.htm" title="5401">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phobétron: Terror, Fright, Fear</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φοβέτρον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phobétron<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fo-BEH-tron<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fob'-ay-tron)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Terror, Fright, Fear<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a terrible sight, cause of terror, an object of fear.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb φοβέω (phobeo), meaning "to frighten" or "to be afraid."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with fear is יִרְאָה (yirah, Strong's H3374), which conveys a sense of fear, reverence, or awe, particularly in relation to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "phobétron" is used to denote something that causes fear or terror. It is often associated with a sense of dread or an object that incites fear. In the context of the New Testament, it can refer to both literal and metaphorical sources of fear, emphasizing the emotional and psychological impact of such experiences.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, fear was a common theme in both religious and secular contexts. Deities were often depicted as wielding power that could instill fear, and fear was seen as a natural human response to the unknown or the divine. In Jewish thought, fear of the Lord was considered the beginning of wisdom, highlighting a reverential awe rather than mere terror.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5400</b> <i>phóbētron</i> (a neuter noun) – a fearful sight, emphasizing its terrifying impact on people <i>trying to withdraw</i> (<i>flee from</i>) it. It is used only in Lk 21:11.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from phobétros (something to be feared); from <a href="/greek/5399.htm">phobeó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a (cause of) terror<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>terrors (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5400: φόβητρον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φόβητρον</span></span> (or <span class="greek2">φοβηθρον</span> (so <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; see <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 149)), <span class="greek2">φοβητρου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">φοβέω</span>), <span class="accented">that which strikes terror, a terror</span> (cause of) <span class="accented">fright</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Ax., p. 367 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, others (<span class="accented">but always in plural</span> (Liddell and Scott)); for <span class="hebrew">חָגָא</span>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-17.htm">Isaiah 19:17</a>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fearful sight. <p>Neuter of a derivative of <a href="/greek/5399.htm">phobeo</a>; a frightening thing, i.e. Terrific portent -- fearful sight. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5399.htm">phobeo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φοβηθρα φόβηθρά φόβητρά φόβητρον phobetra phobētra phóbetrá phóbētrá<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λοιμοὶ ἔσονται <b>φόβητρά</b> τε καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and famines; <span class="itali">and there will be terrors</span> and great<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">fearful sights</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pestilences will there be <span class="itali">fearful sights</span> also moreover<p><b><a href="/greek/5400.htm">Strong's Greek 5400</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5400.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phobe_tra_5400.htm">φόβητρά — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5399.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5399"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5399" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5401.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5401"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5401" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>