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φόβος

[pʰó.bos]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. fear, terror, alarm, fright, panic
  2. the act of fleeing: flight, retreat
  3. awe, reverence
  4. that which causes fear: terror
Examples

μέγας φόβος τοὺς στρατιώτας εἶχε.

Great fear possessed the soldiers.

Pronunciationpʰó.bos

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan also refer to awe or reverence in certain contexts.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.