Lexicon ekthambeó: to amaze, to be amazed Original Word: ἐκθαμβέομαιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekthambeó Phonetic Spelling: (ek-tham-beh'-o) Short Definition: I am greatly astonished Definition: I am greatly astonished, am awe-struck. HELPS word-Studies 1568 ekthambéō (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2285 /thámbos, "astonished") – properly, out of one's senses with the outcome of being amazed to the level of wonder. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ekthambosDefinitionto amaze, to be amazed NASB Translationamazed (3), very distressed (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1568: ἐκθαμβέωἐκθαμβέω, ἐκθαμβω: Passive (present ἐκθαμβοῦμαι); 1 aorist ἐξεθαμβήθην; ( ἔκθαμβος, which see); 1. transitive, to throw into amazement or terror; to alarm thoroughly, to terrify: Sir. 30:9; (Job 33:7 Aq., Complutensian). 2. intransitive, to be struck with amazement; to be thoroughly amazed, astounded; in Greek writings once, the Orphica Arg. 1217. In the N. T. only in the passive and by Mark: to be amazed, for joy at the unexpected coming of Christ, ; to be struck with terror, f; joined with ἀδημονεῖν, .
Strong's affright, greatly astonished. From ekthambos; to astonish utterly -- affright, greatly (sore) amaze. see GREEK ekthambos |
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