ekphobos describes people gripped by fear in the scenes reported in Mark and Hebrews.

The attested use describes a state of intense fear: a plural group is afraid in Mark 9:6, and Moses is presented as afraid and trembling in Hebrews 12:21.

1. Intense fear in a fearful scene · dominant

   In Mark 9:6, the nominative plural masculine form occurs where the group had become afraid; the APB renders the clause “for they had become terrified.” In Hebrews 12:21, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in Moses's response to the sight, which the APB renders as “I am terrified and trembling.”

   Mark 9:6Hebrews 12:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents fear in both verses with “terrified,” adding “trembling” to Moses's statement in Hebrews 12:21. These renderings confirm the fearful scenes rather than establish separate lexical uses.