Greek word study

πτοέωptoéō — I terrify, scare

I terrify, scare, strike with panic.

Translated in the King James as: frighten

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Origin: probably akin to the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω) (through the idea of causing to fall) or to G4072 (πέτομαι) (through that of causing to fly away);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.