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a-frı̄t´: Designates a state of terror occasioned by some unexpected and startling occurrence; not as strong as “amazed,†which refers more to the stupor resulting from fright. In the New Testament most frequently for ἐÌμφοβος, eÌmphobos (; ; ). The Revised Version (British and American) uses it also for pturoÌmenoi of , a word “properly used of scared horses†(Ellicott).