G1167: δειλία
deilía · “timidity”
Definition
timidity
KJV translates it as: fear
Word origin: from G1169 (δειλός);
Extended definition
δειλία, -ας, ἡ
(δειλός), [in LXX for אֵימָה, מְחִתָּה, etc. ;]
cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2Ti.1:7.†
SYN.: φόβος, fear, in general, good or bad; εὐλάβεια (which see), apprehension generally, but chiefly pious fear, "that careful and watchful reverence which pays regard to every circumstance in that with which it has to deal" (cf. Tr., Syn., § x).† (AS)
(δειλός), [in LXX for אֵימָה, מְחִתָּה, etc. ;]
cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2Ti.1:7.†
SYN.: φόβος, fear, in general, good or bad; εὐλάβεια (which see), apprehension generally, but chiefly pious fear, "that careful and watchful reverence which pays regard to every circumstance in that with which it has to deal" (cf. Tr., Syn., § x).† (AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1167 is translated
- of cowardice ×1
Bible verses with G1167 (deilía)
Deilía appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.