Strong G1167δειλία
timidity
- Transliteration
- deilia
- Pronunciation
- di-lee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G1169; timidity: - fear.
Detailed definition
δειλία, -ας, ἡ
(δειλός), [in LXX for אֵימָה, מְחִתָּה, etc.;]
cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2Ti.1:7.†
SYN.: φόβος, fear, in general, good or bad; εὐλάβεια (which see), apprehension generally, but chiefly pious fear, "that careful and watchful reverence which pays regard to every circumstance in that with which it has to deal" (cf. Tr., Syn., § x).† (AS)
(δειλός), [in LXX for אֵימָה, מְחִתָּה, etc.;]
cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2Ti.1:7.†
SYN.: φόβος, fear, in general, good or bad; εὐλάβεια (which see), apprehension generally, but chiefly pious fear, "that careful and watchful reverence which pays regard to every circumstance in that with which it has to deal" (cf. Tr., Syn., § x).† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1167 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fear1
First verses
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δειλία, ἡ,
timidity, cowardice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.37, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 536, etc.)]; δειλίην ὀφλεῖν to be charged with cowardice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.26)]; δειλίας ὀφλεῖν (i.e. δίκην) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.74)]; ἔνοχος δειλίας (i.e. δίκῃ) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.45)]; opposed to ἀνδρεία, θρασύτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 648b, “Ti.” 87a.)]
II misery, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Gothico” 4.32.)]
timidity, cowardice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.37, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 536, etc.)]; δειλίην ὀφλεῖν to be charged with cowardice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.26)]; δειλίας ὀφλεῖν (i.e. δίκην) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.74)]; ἔνοχος δειλίας (i.e. δίκῃ) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.45)]; opposed to ἀνδρεία, θρασύτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 648b, “Ti.” 87a.)]
II misery, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Gothico” 4.32.)]