Acts 2:43:5Acts.2.43.W5TAB
φόβος
phobos
“fear”
- Transliteration
- PHO-bos
- Extended
- PHOH-bohs
- IPA
- /ˈpʰo.bos/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHO-bos
- sentence
e-GHI-ne-to DE PA-sêi psy-KHÊ PHO-bos pol-LA te TE-ra-ta KAI sê-MEI-a di-A tôn a-po-STO-lôn e-GHI-ne-to
Exegesis
The dative phrase pasei psychē {πάσῃ ψυχῇ | pá-sē psy-khḗ} ‘to every soul’ marks the experiencers of the emotion and precedes the nominative subject phobos {φόβος | phó-bos} ‘fear, awe,’ emphasizing its universal reach.
Root and etymology
phob-phi–omicron–beta
“fear, reverence”
In context — Acts 2:43
And fear came upon every soul , and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:43:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 2:43, so the Greek word φόβος (phobos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.2.43.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.43.W5.S1) and character.