noun · neuter
fobētrem
Greekφόβητρον (fobētron)
Strong’sG5400
a cause of terror
stem fobētr-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φόβητρον (LTr., WH, -θρον), -ου, τό
(< φοβέω), [in LXX: Is 19:17 (חָגָא) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5400 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfob'-ay-tron
a frightening thing, i.e. terrific portent
Fromneuter of a derivative of G5399;
King Jamesfearful sight.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | fobētrem | fobētreim1×φόβητρά |
| of, belonging to genitive | fobētreu | fobētreiu |
| to, for dative | fobētre | fobētrei |
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
fobētre 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
fobētreim“terrors”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Luke 21:11“terrors”seismois tē megois kai kata topoin limois kai loimois eli, fobētreim tē kai sēmeim apo ouranou megeim eti.There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.