Where does “θεόφοβος” come from?

θεόφοβος (Greek) comes from Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

θεόφοβος (Greek): pious, God-fearing; God-fearing person

Definitions

  1. pious, God-fearing; God-fearing person

Ancestry of “θεόφοβος”, step by step

θεόφοβος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek Θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Greek φόβος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφόβοςfear; apprehension, awe
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος