πτοέω G4422
to terrify, startle, or fill with sudden fear
A verb for alarming or frightening. In Luke 21:9, Jesus warns his disciples not to be terrified when they hear of wars and tumults—these things must happen, but the end is not yet. In Luke 24:37, the disciples are startled and frightened when the risen Jesus appears, supposing they see a spirit. One passage addresses eschatological anxiety, the other resurrection surprise. Both involve sudden fear that Jesus addresses with reassuring words.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The evidence ('be terrified,' 'seáis aterrados,' 'effrayer') captures sudden alarm. Luke 21:9 counsels against panic at war reports (eschatological disturbances are expected), while 24:37 describes the disciples' terror when Jesus appears post-resurrection. Both involve fear that must be calmed by understanding—either that tribulation precedes the end, or that resurrection bodies are real, not ghostly. 2×
AR["تَرتَعِبوا", "مُرْتَعِبونَ"]·ben["ভয়-পেও", "ভীত"]·DE["πτοηθέντες", "πτοηθῆτε"]·EN["be-terrified", "having-been-startled"]·FR["effrayer"]·heb["נִבְהָלִים", "תִּבָּהֲלוּ"]·HI["घबराओ", "डरकर"]·ID["Terkejut", "kamu-takut"]·IT["ptoethentes", "ptoethete"]·jav["kaget", "panjenengan-sedaya-kagèt;"]·KO["두려워하라", "두려워하며"]·PT["vos-assusteis"]·RU["устрашайтесь", "устрашённые"]·ES["asustados", "seáis-aterrados"]·SW["mkaogopa", "wakishtushwa"]·TR["korkmayın", "korkuya-kapılan"]·urd["دہشتزدہ-ہو-کر", "ڈرو"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πτοέω and πτοιέω, future -ήσωRefs 1st c.BC+aorist ἐπτοίησα, Aeolic dialect ἐπτόαισα (see. below):—passive, Epic dialect aorist ἐπτοιήθην Refs 3rd c.BC+perfect ἐπτόημαι, Epic dialect ἐπτοίημαι (see. below):—terrify, scare, Refs [same place]:—passive, to be scared, dismayed, φρένες ἐπτοίηθεν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπτοημένας δεινοῖς δράκουσιν by serpents, NT+5th c.BC+ W.; of animals, Refs 4th c.AD+ __II…