Strong G1169δειλός
timid
- Transliteration
- deilos
- Pronunciation
- di-los'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From δέος deos (dread);
timid that is (by implication) faithless: - fearful.
timid that is (by implication) faithless: - fearful.
Detailed definition
δειλός, -ή, όν
(δέος), [in LXX for רַךְ, etc.;]
cowardly, fearful: Mat.8:26, Mrk.4:40, Rev.21:8.†
(AS)
(δέος), [in LXX for רַךְ, etc.;]
cowardly, fearful: Mat.8:26, Mrk.4:40, Rev.21:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1169 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fearful3
First verses
- Matthew 8:26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
- Mark 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
- Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δειλός, ή, όν,
(δέος):
I of persons, cowardly, opposed to ἄλκιμος, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.278)]; opposed to ἀνδρεῖος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 239a, etc.)]: hence, vile, worthless, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.293; δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.351)]; opposed to ἐσθλός, lowborn, mean, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 164; πλοῦτος καὶ δειλοῖσιν ἀνθρώπων ὁμιλεῖ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.50; ἀγαθοὶ δειλῶν ἐπὶ δαῖτας ἴσιν 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 289)]; of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.108: with _genitive_, δειλὸς μυάγρης)]afraid of.., [Refs (Anthologia Graeca 9.410 (Tull. Sab.))]: c.infinitive [Refs 1st c.BC+ (, [prev. work]6.232 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Crinagoras Epigrammaticus))]. adverb -λῶς[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Adon.” 15, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.26b.)]
I.2 more commonly, miserable, wretched, with a compassionate sense, δειλοὶ βροτοί poor mortals! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.31, +others)]; ἆ δειλέ poor wretch! ἆ δειλοί poor wretches! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (17.201, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.351; ἆ δειλὲ ξείνων 14.361; Πατροκλῆος δειλοῖο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.670.)]
II of things, miserable, wretched, γῆρας [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 113)]; δ. δ᾽ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 369; τὰ δ. κέρδη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 326)]; ἔργα, λόγος, etc., [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 307, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 757, etc.)]: comparative, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 2.1)]: superlative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 123)]: neuter plural as adverb, ὀχλεῖ μοι δειλὰ ὁ Τρωΐλος [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PIand.” 11.4 (3rd c.AD).)] —Trag. use δειλός chiefly in former sense, δείλαιος in latter.
(δέος):
I of persons, cowardly, opposed to ἄλκιμος, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.278)]; opposed to ἀνδρεῖος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 239a, etc.)]: hence, vile, worthless, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.293; δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.351)]; opposed to ἐσθλός, lowborn, mean, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 164; πλοῦτος καὶ δειλοῖσιν ἀνθρώπων ὁμιλεῖ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.50; ἀγαθοὶ δειλῶν ἐπὶ δαῖτας ἴσιν 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 289)]; of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.108: with _genitive_, δειλὸς μυάγρης)]afraid of.., [Refs (Anthologia Graeca 9.410 (Tull. Sab.))]: c.infinitive [Refs 1st c.BC+ (, [prev. work]6.232 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Crinagoras Epigrammaticus))]. adverb -λῶς[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Adon.” 15, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.26b.)]
I.2 more commonly, miserable, wretched, with a compassionate sense, δειλοὶ βροτοί poor mortals! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.31, +others)]; ἆ δειλέ poor wretch! ἆ δειλοί poor wretches! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (17.201, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.351; ἆ δειλὲ ξείνων 14.361; Πατροκλῆος δειλοῖο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.670.)]
II of things, miserable, wretched, γῆρας [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 113)]; δ. δ᾽ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 369; τὰ δ. κέρδη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 326)]; ἔργα, λόγος, etc., [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 307, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 757, etc.)]: comparative, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 2.1)]: superlative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 123)]: neuter plural as adverb, ὀχλεῖ μοι δειλὰ ὁ Τρωΐλος [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PIand.” 11.4 (3rd c.AD).)] —Trag. use δειλός chiefly in former sense, δείλαιος in latter.