Lexicon phobétron: a (cause of) terror Original Word: φόβητρον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: phobétron Phonetic Spelling: (fob'-ay-tron) Short Definition: a cause of terror Definition: a terrible sight, cause of terror, an object of fear. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 5400 phóbētron (a neuter noun) – a fearful sight, emphasizing its terrifying impact on people trying to withdraw (flee from) it. It is used only in Lk 21:11. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom phobétros (something to be feared); from phobeóDefinitiona (cause of) terror NASB Translationterrors (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5400: φόβητρονφόβητρον (or φοβηθρον (so L Tr WH; see WH's Appendix, p. 149)), φοβητρου, τό ( φοβέω), that which strikes terror, a terror (cause of) fright: Luke 21:11. ( Plato, Ax., p. 367 a.; Hippocrates, Lucian, others ( but always in plural (Liddell and Scott)); for חָגָא, Isaiah 19:17.)
Strong's fearful sight. Neuter of a derivative of phobeo; a frightening thing, i.e. Terrific portent -- fearful sight. see GREEK phobeo |
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