timid
deilos describes people characterized by fearfulness, especially when fear is set beside faith or judgment.
The attested use describes fearful people: in the Gospel scenes the plural form is addressed alongside a question about faith, while Revelation places such people within a list receiving judgment.
Senses in use
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Fearfulness contrasted with faith · dominant
In Mark 4:40, δειλοί is nominative plural masculine in the question, “Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?” In Matthew 8:26, the same form addresses people as “timid” and “of little faith” before the winds and sea are rebuked.
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Fearful people in a judgment list · rare
In Revelation 21:8, δειλοῖς is dative plural masculine within the list beginning “the cowardly, the faithless,” whose portion is described as the lake burning with fire and sulfur.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the Gospel clauses with “afraid” and “timid,” and Revelation 21:8 with “cowardly.” These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than fixed one-for-one equivalents.