What does τρέμω (trémō) mean in the Bible?
τρέμω (trémō): Physical trembling as the involuntary bodily response to fear or awe of divine power.
Greek · G5141
τρέμω
To "tremble" or fear
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τρέμω G5141
Pronunciation trémō
What does τρέμω (trémō) mean in the Bible?
τρέμω (trémō): Physical trembling as the involuntary bodily response to fear or awe of divine power.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5141?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trembling (2), they are unafraid (1).
Where does τρέμω (trémō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:33. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It trembling 2× Mark 5:33, Luke 8:47
they are unafraid 1× 2 Peter 2:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:33
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
τρέμουσα 2x tremousa Mark 5:33, Luke 8:47
τρέμουσιν 1x tremousin 2 Peter 2:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Mark 5:33, Luke 8:47
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical trembling as the involuntary bodily response to fear or awe of divine power.
Strong's G5141
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 8:47 Source Gloss
to "tremble" or fear
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:33 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
τρέμουσα, tremousa
I tremble, am afraid
Read verse Luke 8:47 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
τρέμουσα tremousa
I tremble, am afraid
Read verse Acts 9:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
τρέμων tremwn
I tremble, am afraid
Read verse 2 Peter 2:10 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
τρέμουσι tremousin
I tremble, am afraid
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Mark 5:33 · Luke 8:47 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active 2 Pet 2:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical trembling response from fear upon being discovered by Jesus
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain