Luke 7:16:3Luke.7.16.W3TAB
φόβος
phobos
“fear”
- Transliteration
- PHO-bos
- Extended
- PHOH-bohs
- IPA
- /ˈpʰo.bos/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear
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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-la-ben de PHO-bos PAN-tas KAI e-DO-ksha-zon ton the-ON LE-gon-tes HO-ti pro-PHÊ-tēs ME-gas ē-GER-thē en hê-MEEN KAI HO-ti e-pe-SKEP-sa-to ho the-OS ton la-ON au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb elaben {ἔλαβεν | élaben} ‘took’, followed by the subject phobos {φόβος | phó-bos} ‘fear’ and the object pantas {πάντας | pán-tas} ‘all’, forming a verb–subject–object sequence that underscores sudden onset of fear among the crowd.
Root and etymology
phob-phi–omicron–beta
“fear, dread”
In context — Luke 7:16
Fear seized everyone, and they glorified God , saying, “A great prophet has been raised up among us,” and, “God has visited His people .”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 7:16, 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 Luke.7.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.16.W3.S1) and character.