4422 - ptoeó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: πτοέω
Transliteration: ptoeó
Definition (short): startled
Definition (full): to terrify

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: to terrify
NASB Translation: startled (1), terrified (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Probably akin to the alternate of pipto (through the idea of causing to fall) or to petomai (through that of causing to fly away); to scare -- frighten.

see GREEK pipto

see GREEK petomai

References

Strong's 4422: 2 Occurrences
KJV: But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
NASB: "When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately."
KJV: But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
NASB: But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.