adjective
deilos
Greekδειλός (deilos)
Strong’sG1169
cowardly, timid
stem deil-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δειλός, -ή, όν
(< δέος), [in LXX for רַךְ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1169 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddi-los'
timid, i.e. (by implication) faithless
Fromfrom δεός (dread);
King Jamesfearful.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | deilos | deilas | deilem | deilois2×δειλοί | deilais | deileim |
| object accusative | deilon | deilan | deiloin | deilain | ||
| direct address vocative | deilor | deilar | deiloir | deilair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | deilou | deilau | deileu | deiloiu | deilaiu | deileiu |
| to, for dative | deilo | deila | deile | deiloi1×δειλοῖς | deilai | deilei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
deil is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
deilois“afraid”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 8:26“afraid”kai legatō autoi; Tinem deilois avō, oligopistoir? tote egeiriratos epitimata toi anemoi kai ta thalassa, kai gineta galēnas megas.“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Mark 4:40“afraid”kai legata autoi; Tinem deilois avō? oupō echavō pistian?“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
deiloi“cowardly”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 21:8“cowardly”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelusserētoi kai foneuoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi kai eidōlolatroi kai pantoi toi pseudoi tem merem autoiu en ta limna ta kaiirōta pure kai theie, hem atō tos thanatos tos deuteros.But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”