Luke 24:37

πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
πτοηθέντες
G4422 V-APP-NPM
ptoeō
to scare
  • to terrify
    • "be terrified
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἔμφοβοι
G1719 A-NPM
emphobos
in fear, i.e., alarmed
  • thrown into fear, terrified, affrighted
γενόμενοι
G1096 V-2ADP-NPM
ginomai
to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
  • to become, i.e., to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
    • "to become, i.e., to come to pass, happen
    • of events
    to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
    • of men appearing in public
    to be made, finished
    • of miracles, to be performed, wrought
    to become, be made
ἐδόκουν
G1380 V-IAI-3P
dokeō
compare the base of G1166) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
  • to be of opinion, think, suppose
    • "to seem, to be accounted, reputed"it seems to me
    • I think, judge: thus in question
      • "it seems good to, pleased me, I determined
πνεῦμα
G4151 N-ASN
pneuma
a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
  • a movement of air (a gentle blast
    • of the wind, hence the wind itself
      • "breath of nostrils or mouth
    the spirit, i.e., the vital principal by which the body is animated
    • the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
      • "the soul
    a spirit, i.e., a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
    • a life giving spirit
      • "a human soul that has left the body"a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e., an angel
      • used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
        • "the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
    of God
    • God's power and agency distinguishable in thought from his essence in itself considered
      • manifest in the course of affairs
        • "by its influence upon the souls productive in the theocratic body (the church) of all the higher spiritual gifts and blessings"the third person of the trinity, the God the Holy Spirit
    the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
    • the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
θεωρεῖν
G2334 V-PAN
theōreō
to be a spectator of, i.e., discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
  • to be a spectator, look at, behold
    • to view attentively, take a view of, survey
      • to view mentally, consider
    to see
    • to perceive with the eyes, to enjoy the presence of one
      • "to discern, descry"to ascertain, find out by seeing

πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν
37
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
Cross References

Matthew 14:26

καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπὶ τὴν θαλάσσαν περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν
26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

1 Samuel 28:13

וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ אַל-תִּֽירְאִי כִּי מָה רָאִית וַתֹּאמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה אֶל-שָׁאוּל אֱלֹהִים רָאִיתִי עֹלִים מִן-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
13
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

Mark 6:49

οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης ἔδοξαν φάντασμά εἶναι καὶ ἀνέκραξαν·
49
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

Job 4:14

פַּחַד קְרָאַנִי וּרְעָדָה וְרֹב עַצְמוֹתַי הִפְחִֽיד׃
14
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

Luke 16:30

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Οὐχί πάτερ Ἀβραάμ ἀλλ' ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετανοήσουσιν
30
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

Acts 12:15

οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπον Μαίνῃ ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν οἱ δ' ἔλεγον Ὁ ἄγγελός αὐτοῦ ἐστιν
15
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
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