Ptoesis denotes the fear that is rejected in the call to do good without fearing in 1 Peter 3:6.

The sole attested use places the term in a prohibition against fear, alongside doing good in 1 Peter 3:6.

1. Fear to be rejected while doing good · dominant

   In 1 Peter 3:6, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause that contrasts doing good with not fearing. The APB renders the clause, "by doing good and not fearing any fear."

   1 Peter 3:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 3:6, the APB presents the clause as "not fearing any fear." Its exact English correspondence to the Greek form cannot be isolated with certainty.