adjective

foberas

Greekφοβερός (foberos)

Strong’sG5398

fearful, dreadful

stem fober-3 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

fearful2×terrifying1×

What it means

φοβερός, -ά, -όν

(< φοβέω), [in LXX chiefly for נוֺרָא, also for דְּחַל, אָיֹם;]

fearful, whether act, or pass.;

1. act., = δεινός, causing fear, terrible (LXX): He 10:27, 31 12:21

2. Pass., = δειλός, feeling fear, timid (cl. in both senses).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5398 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfob-er-os'

frightful, i.e. (objectively) formidable

Fromfrom G5401;

King Jamesfearful, terrible.

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	foberos	foberas1×φοβερὰ	foberem2×φοβερὸν	foberois	foberais	fobereim
object accusative	foberon	foberan		foberoin	foberain
direct address vocative	foberor	foberar		foberoir	foberair
of, belonging to genitive	foberou	foberau	fobereu	foberoiu	foberaiu	fobereiu
to, for dative	fobero	fobera	fobere	foberoi	foberai	foberei

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

foberstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

fober 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

foberas“fearful”subjectnominative singular1×

Hebrews 10:27“fearful”foberas de tinas ekdochas krisiau kai pureu zēlos esthiarō mellarōteu toin hupenantioin.but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

foberem“fearful”subject or objectdirect singular2×

Hebrews 10:31“fearful”foberem tem empiptara eis cheirain theou zōarōtou.It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Hebrews 12:21“terrifying”kai, houtōs foberem ate tem fantazirōtem, Mōusos legata; Ekfobos amō kai entromos.The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”