What does τρόμος (trómos) mean in the Bible?
τρόμος (trómos): Physical manifestation of fear or reverence, especially awe before God's authority and majesty.
Greek · G5156
τρόμος
τρόμος (trómos): Physical manifestation of fear or reverence, especially awe before God's authority and majesty.
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τρόμοςG5156
Pronunciationtrómos
What does τρόμος (trómos) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5156?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trembling (4), fear (1).
Where does τρόμος (trómos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (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 Ittrembling4×Mark 16:8, 1 Corinthians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 7:15, Philippians 2:12
fear1×Ephesians 6:5
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Mark 16:8τρόμοςtotremblingNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 2:3τρόμῳtotremblingNoun - Dative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 7:15τρόμουtotremblingNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularEphesians 6:5τρόμουtofearNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularPhilippians 2:12τρόμουtotremblingNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 16:8
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Mark11 Corinthians12 Corinthians1Ephesians1Philippians1
Source forms
τρόμου3xtromou2 Corinthians 7:15, Ephesians 6:5, Philippians 2:12
τρόμος1xtromosMark 16:8
τρόμῳ1xtromō1 Corinthians 2:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular3x2 Corinthians 7:15, Ephesians 6:5, Philippians 2:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 2:3
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 16:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical manifestation of fear or reverence, especially awe before God's authority and majesty.
Strong'sG5156
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 6:5-9Source Gloss
trembling
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Physical manifestation of fear or reverence, especially awe before God's authority and majesty.
(τρέμω), [in LXX for רַעַד, רַעַד, פַּחַד, etc. ;] trembling, quaking, esp. from fear: Mrk.16:8; φόβος κ. τ. (as in Gen.9:2, Exo.15:16, Deu.2:25, Isa.19:16, al.), 1Co.2:3, 2Co.7:15, Eph.6:5, Php.2:12.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:8Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
τρόμοςtromov
a trembling
Read verse1 Corinthians 2:3Noun Dative Singular Masculine
τρόμῳtromw
a trembling
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:15Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
τρόμουtromou
a trembling
Read verseEphesians 6:5Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
τρόμου,tromou
a trembling
Read versePhilippians 2:12Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
τρόμουtromou
a trembling
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 16:81×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 7:15 · Eph 6:5 · Phil 2:123×
Dative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 2:31×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Obedience to masters rendered with reverent anxiety and respect
Working out salvation with earnest concern and reverential awe
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
τρόμος is built from this root: