1167. deilia
Berean Strong's Lexicon
deilia: Timidity, cowardice, fearfulness

Original Word: δειλία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: deilia
Pronunciation: day-lee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (di-lee'-ah)
Definition: Timidity, cowardice, fearfulness
Meaning: cowardice, timidity.

Word Origin: Derived from δειλός (deilos), meaning "timid" or "fearful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "deilia," similar concepts can be found in words like יִרְאָה (yirah, Strong's H3374), meaning "fear" or "reverence," and חֲרָדָה (charadah, Strong's H2731), meaning "trembling" or "anxiety."

Usage: In the New Testament, "deilia" refers to a spirit of timidity or cowardice, often contrasted with the boldness and courage that comes from faith in God. It is used to describe a lack of confidence or fearfulness that hinders one's ability to act in faith and obedience.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, courage was highly valued, and timidity was often seen as a negative trait. The early Christians, living under the threat of persecution, were encouraged to exhibit boldness and courage in their faith. The concept of "deilia" would have been particularly relevant in this context, as believers were called to stand firm in their convictions despite external pressures.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 1167 deilía – timidity, reticence (used only in 2 Tim 1:7). See 1169 (deilós).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from deilos
Definition
cowardice
NASB Translation
timidity (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1167: δειλία

δειλία, δειλίας, (δειλός), timidity, fearfullness, cowardice: 2 Timothy 1:7. (Sophocles (Herodotus), Euripides, (Aristophanes), Thucydides, and subsequent writings.) [SYNONYMS: δειλία, φόβος, εὐλάβεια: "of these three words the first is used always in a bad sense; the second is a middle term, capable of a good interpretation, capable of an evil, and lying pretty evenly between the two; the third is quite predominantly used in a good sense, though it too has not altogether escaped being employed in an evil." Trench, § x, which see; cf. δέος.]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fear.

From deilos; timidity -- fear.

see GREEK deilos

Forms and Transliterations
δειλία δειλίαν δειλιάνη δειλιας δειλίας deilias deilías
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Timothy 1:7 N-GFS
GRK: θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως
NAS: us a spirit of timidity, but of power
KJV: us the spirit of fear; but of power,
INT: God a spirit of cowardice but of power

Strong's Greek 1167
1 Occurrence


δειλίας — 1 Occ.

















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