ἔντρομος (entromos) — trembling / quivering / shaking

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἔντρομος; -ον

Related lemmas: τρέμω

Sense 1: trembling, quivering, shaking

Semantic entry: 16.6

Semantic domains: Non-Linear Movement

Definition: shaking or trembling, often with the implication of fear and/or consternation

Notes: In a number of languages there are two distinct terms for trembling, one relating to illness (as in the case of epileptic seizures or the chills and fever associated with malaria) and the other associated with fear.

Show passage in OET: ACT 7:32

OET-RV ACT 7:32

32 ‘I am the god of your ancestors—the god of Avraham and of Yitshak (Isaac) and of Ya’akov (Jacob).’ At that point, Mosheh started trembling and was scared to go any closer to look,

OET-LV ACT 7:32

32 I am the god of _the fathers of _you, the god of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and of _Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq), and of_Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ).
And Mōsaʸs having _become trembling, was_ not _daring to _observe.

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Sense 2: trembling with fear, extremely fearful

Semantic entry: 25.261

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Fear, Terror, Alarm

Definition: pertaining to extreme terror or fear, often accompanied by trembling

Notes: In OET HEB 12:21 the meanings of ἔκφοβος (25.256: ἔκφοβος / 25.256: ἔμφοβος) and ἔντρομος serve to reinforce each other.

Show passage in OET: ACT 16:29

OET-RV ACT 16:29

29 The officer called for torches, then rushed in and knelt down trembling in front of Paulos and Silas.

OET-LV ACT 16:29

29 And having _requested lights, he _rushed _in, and having _become trembling, he _fell _before to_ the _Paulos and Silas.

Show passage in OET: HEB 12:21

OET-RV HEB 12:21

21 Even Mosheh (Moses), when he saw how frightening everything was, he said, “I’m trembling because I’m afraid!”

OET-LV HEB 12:21

21 and thus fearful was the thing being _manifested, that _Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) said:
Terrified I _am and trembling.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament