"something which inspires terror; terrible sight or event, Lk. 21:11*"
Definition and meaning
something which inspires terror; terrible sight or event, Lk. 21:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: φόβητρον
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phobetron (G5400) across the King James Bible.
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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Common questions
Strong's G5400 (phobetron) is a Greek word that means: something which inspires terror; terrible sight or event, Lk. 21:11* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word phobetron (G5400) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5400 is phobetron, a Greek word defined as: something which inspires terror; terrible sight or event, Lk. 21:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phobetron is a Greek word found in the New Testament.