φοβερός, ά, όν,
(φόβος)
fearful, whether Act. or Pass.:
I Act., causing fear, terrible, χρηστήρια φ. Hdt. 7.139, cf. A. Pr. 127 (anap.), Th. 78 (lyr.), etc.; ὅμιλος πλήθει -ώτατος formidable only from numbers, Th. 2.98 (but τὰ τῷ πλήθει φ. things which are fearful to the multitude, Isoc. 1.7, cf. Pl. Phd. 67e): c. inf., φ. ἰδεῖν, φ. προσιδέσθαι, fearful to behold, A. Pers. 27 (anap.), 48 (anap.); φ. εἰσιδεῖν E. Ph. 127 (lyr.); φ. προσπολεμῆσαι D. 2.22; φ. Πολυδεύκεα πὺξ ἐρεθίζειν Theoc. 22.2.
2. regarded with fear, esp. with respect to consequences, οὔτε ὅρκος φ. Th. 3.83; ἵππος φ. μὴ ἀνήκεστόν τι ποιήσῃ a horse that makes one fear he will do some mischief, X. Hier. 6.15; σεμνότερος εἶναι καὶ φοβερώτερος δοκεῖ And. 4.18; φοβεροὶ ἦσαν μὴ ποιήσειαν X. An. 5.7.2; τοῖς πολεμίοις φοβερώτεροι Id. Eq.Mag. 4.11, cf. Ages. 11.10 (Sup.): τριήρης φοβερὸν πολεμίοις Id. Oec. 8.8; τὸ πρὸ τῶν λυπηρῶν [προσδόκημα] φ. Pl. Phlb. 32c; φοβερώτατον ἐρημία X. An. 2.5.9; τὸ φ. terror, danger, Id. Lac. 9.1; τῶν φοβερῶν ὄντων τῇ πόλει γενέσθαι the things which were dreaded as like ly to happen.., Id. HG 1.4.17; φοβερόν [ἐστι] μὴ.. there is reason to dread that.., Id. Hier. 1.12, cf. Cyr. 7.5.22; ἀγγέλλεσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ φοβερώτατον to be fearfully exaggerated, D.H. 1.57.
3. Rhet., of style, impressive, awe-inspiring, τὸ κάλλος τὸ Θουκυδίδου φ. Id. Pomp. 3; τὸ φ. Id. Lys. 13; Ὅμηρος παίζων -ώτερος Demetr. Eloc. 130.
II Pass., afraid, timid, ἐκτέταμαι φοβερὰν φρένα S. OT 153 (lyr.), cf. Alc. 97, Pherecr. 245; ὄμμα E. IA 620: opp. θαρσαλέος, Th. 2.3, X. Cyr. 3.3 19 (Comp.); φ. τὴν ψυχήν Id. Oec. 7.25; σκοπεῖν εἰ φοβεροί (sc. οἱ πῶλοι) Pl. R. 413d; φ. ποιεῖν τινα Id. Lg. 647c; φ. εἰς τὸ τολμᾶν ib. 649d.
2. caused by fear, troubled, panic, ἀναχώρησις Th. 4.128; φοβερὰ ὄσσοις ὁμίχλα προσῇξε A. Pr. 144 (lyr.); φ. φροντίδες anxious thoughts, Pl. Thg. 127b.
III Adv. -ρῶς threateningly, in a terrifying manner, Lys. 24.15, cf. LXX [3Ma 5:45], etc.: Comp., -ώτερον φθέγγεσθαι X. Smp. 1.10: Sup., -ώτατα ἰδεῖν Id. Cyr. 8.3.5.
2. timidly, -ώτατα ἔχειν Id. Eq.Mag. 8.20.
G5398 — φοβερός
φοβερά, φοβερόν (φοβέω), from Aeschylus down, (fearful i. e.):
1. (actively) inspiring fear, terrible, formidable; the Sept. for נורָא.
2. (passively) affected with fear, timid; in the N. T., only in the former (active) sense: [Heb 10:27], [Heb 10:31]; [Heb 12:21].
φοβερός , - ά , - όν
( < φοβέω ),
[in LXX chiefly for H3372, also for H1763, H366;]
fearful, whether act, or pass .;
1. act. , = δεινός , causing fear, terrible ( LXX ): [Heb 10:27]; [Heb 10:31]; [Heb 12:21]
2. Pass ., = δειλός , feeling fear, timid ( cl . in both senses). †