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δειλός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
δειλός, ή, όν
Greek transliteration: 
deilos
Simplified transliteration: 
deilos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1169
GK Number: 
1264
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(2a)
Gloss: 
afraid, cowardly, timid
Definition: 
timid, fearful, cowardly, Mt. 8:26; Mk. 4:40; Rev. 21:8*

Greek-English Concordance for δειλός

Matthew 8:26 And he said to them, “Why are you so afraid (deiloi | δειλοί | nom pl masc), you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Mark 4:40 And he said to them, “Why are you so fearful (deiloi | δειλοί | nom pl masc)? are you Have you still no Have you faith?”
Revelation 21:8 But as for the cowardly (deilois | δειλοῖς | dat pl masc), the faithless, the detestable, those who commit murder, the sexually immoral, those who practice the occult, idolaters, and all liars — their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”