Strong's Concordance deilos: cowardly, fearful Original Word: δειλός, ή, όνPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: deilos Phonetic Spelling: (di-los') Short Definition: cowardly, timid Definition: cowardly, timid, fearful. HELPS Word-studies 1169 deilós (an adjective derived from deidō, "fear-driven") – properly, dreadful, describing a person who loses their "moral gumption (fortitude)" that is needed to follow the Lord. 1169 /deilós ("fearful of losses") refers to an excessive fear (dread) of "losing," causing someone to be fainthearted (cowardly) – hence, to fall short in following Christ as Lord. [1169 /deilós is always used negatively in the NT and stands in contrast to the positive fear which can be expressed by 5401 /phóbos ("fear," see Phil 2:12).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1169: δειλόςδειλός, δείλη, δειλόν (δείδω to fear), timid, fearful: Matthew 8:28; Mark 4:40; in Revelation 21:8 of Christians who through cowardice give way under persecutions and apostatize. (From Homer down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fearful. From deos (dread); timid, i.e. (by implication) faithless -- fearful. Forms and Transliterations δειλοι δειλοί δειλοις δειλοίς δειλοῖς δειλός δεους δέους deiloi deiloí deilois deiloîs deous déousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 11694 Occurrences δειλοί — 2 Occ. δειλοῖς — 1 Occ. δέους — 1 Occ. Matthew 8:26 Adj-NMP GRK: αὐτοῖς Τί δειλοί ἐστε ὀλιγόπιστοι NAS: to them, Why are you afraid, you men of little faith? KJV: are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? INT: to them Why fearful are you O [you] of little faith Mark 4:40 Adj-NMP Hebrews 12:28 N-GNS Revelation 21:8 Adj-DMP |