Quick Definition
τρέμω v. I tremble, am afraid
Strong's Definition
strengthened from a primary treo (to "dread", "terrify"); to "tremble" or fear
KJV Usage: be afraid, trembling
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἔντρομος · τρόμος
16.6 · Non-Linear Movement
to tremble, trembling, to quiver, to shake to shake or tremble, often with the implication of fear and/or consternation 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.
25.259 · Attitudes and Emotions · Fear, Terror, Alarm
to fear, to have awesome respect for (a figurative extension of meaning of τρέμω[a] ‘to tremble,’ 16.6) to be so afraid as to tremble, often with the implication of awe For another interpretation of τρέμω in 2PE 2:10, see 87.14.
87.14 · Status · Honor or Respect in Relation to Status
to fear, to show great reverence for, to show great respect for to have such awe or respect for a person as to involve a measure of fear In a number of languages there are serious problems involved in speaking of ‘fearing God,’ for this might imply merely ‘to be scared of God’ as though God were some kind of bogeyman. If there is a term with the meaning of ‘awe’ (perhaps in a phrase such as ‘to stand in awe of’), this may be an adequate equivalent. In some instances awe is expressed idiomatically as ‘to stand with one’s heart in one’s throat’ or ‘to be in someone’s presence with one’s heart beating fast.’
For another interpretation of τρέμω in 2PE 2:10, see 25.259.
1 It is possible to regard τρέμω[b] (25.259) and φρίσσω (25.260) as belonging simultaneously to two quite distinct semantic domains, the one being physiological, that is to say, a type of uncontrolled physical response because of fear or great awe, and a psychological experience of fear or terror. Since, however, it is the latter which gives rise to the former, one would seem to be more justified in treating these meanings as matters of emotive responses rather than as physiological events.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τρέμω ; used only in the pres. and impf.; fr. Hom. down; to tremble: Mk. v. 33; Lk. viii. 47; Acts ix. 6 Rec.; with a ptep. (οἴ. W. § 45, 4a.; [B. § 144, 15a.]), to fear, be afraid, 2 Pet. ii. 10. [Syn. see φοβέω, fin.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
τρέμω tremō 3x
to tremble, be agitated from fear, Mk. 5:33; Lk. 8:47; by impl. to fear, be afraid, 2 Pet. 2:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
τρέμω to tremble, esp. with fear: Mk 5:33, Lk 8:47; c. ptcp. (in cl more freq. c. inf.), II Pe 2:10.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
τρέμω vernacular idiom which was given fresh impetus from the Hebrew idiom.” See the useful summary in Meecham Letters, p. 85, and cf. Headlam’s note to Herodas IV. 61 θερμὰ θερμὰ πηδεῦσαι. In P Cairo Zen II. ςο2368 (B.c. 254 or 253) a petitioner complains that, in fixing his vineyard assessment, the officials had taken as a basis the average yield ἐκ τριῶν ἐτῶν, and not ἐκ δύο ἐτῶν as in his father’s time. For the parenthetic nom. ἡμέραι τρεῖς in Mk 8?, cf. P Oxy XIV. 1764! (iii/A.D.) ἐπεὶ πολ[λ]αὶ ἡμέραι προσκαρτεροῦμεν Φιλέᾳ : see also s.v. ἡμέρα and Meisterhans G7. p. 203.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
τρέμω (tremō) — to tremble. τρέμω, only present and imperfect, except perfect τετρέμηκα [Refs]:— tremble, quake, quiver, τρέμε δ᾽ οὔρεα μακρὰ καὶ ὕλη ποσσὶν ὑπ᾽ ἀθανάτοισι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὠλένας τρέμων ἄκρας quivering in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, τρέμειν τὴν φωνήν[Refs]; shiver, in the cold stage of malaria, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. especially tremble with fear, ὑπὸ δ᾽ ἔτρεμε γυῖα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φόβῳ, φρίκῃ τ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: then simply, tremble, be afraid, δεδιὼς καὶ τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. with infinitive, tremble or fear to do, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. with accusative, tremble at, fear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Latin tremo, Lithuanian trimù, triìmti 'shiver'.)