Strong’s definition
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
KJV gloss list in the source
be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence
Derivation recorded by Strong
from G5401 (φόβος);
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