φοβηθεὶς
phobéō
fearing
To fear or be afraid, to experience apprehension or alarm in response to real or perceived danger, threat, or power; in active voice, to cause fear, terrify, or intimidate. In certain contexts, to show reverence, respect, or awe (especially toward divinity, authority, or sacred matters). The word's semantic range includes both intense emotional states of fear and the posture of respectful awe or reverence.
Acts 23:10 · Word #5
Lexicon G5399
| Lemma | φοβέω |
| Transliteration | phobéō |
| Strong's | G5399 |
| Definition | To fear or be afraid, to experience apprehension or alarm in response to real or perceived danger, threat, or power; in active voice, to cause fear, terrify, or intimidate. In certain contexts, to show reverence, respect, or awe (especially toward divinity, authority, or sacred matters). The word's semantic range includes both intense emotional states of fear and the posture of respectful awe or reverence. |
Morphology V AOR PASS PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | fearing |
| Literal | fear-having-part-nom-masc-sing |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φοβέω |
| Strong's | G5399 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5399-11
having become afraid
| Morphological Notes | Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist participle expresses a completed act of experiencing fear. Though morphologically passive, φοβέω commonly functions deponent, conveying the subject’s experience of fear rather than being frightened by an explicit agent. |
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