Strong's Lexicon

G1568

G1568 — ἐκθαμβέω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekekthambeoverbOccurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G1568
Word:ἐκθαμβέω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:from G1569
Language:Greek
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:ekthambeo
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ek-tham-beh'-o
Meaning:1. to astonish utterly
KJV Renderings:affright, greatly (sore) amaze

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐκθαμβέω, 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, .

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἐκθαμβέομαι (affright)

Mark 9:15

KJV: And straightway all the people when they beheld him were greatly amazed and running to saluted him
GK: και ευθέως πας ο όχλος ιδών αυτόν εξεθαμβήθη και προστρέχοντες ησπάζοντο αυτόν

Mark 14:33

KJV: And he taketh with him Peter and James and John and began to be sore amazed and to be very heavy
GK: και παραλαμβάνει τον Πέτρον και τον Ιάκωβον και Ιωάννην μεθ΄ εαυτού και ήρξατο εκθαμβείσθαι και αδημονείν

Mark 16:5

KJV: And entering into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment and they were affrighted
GK: και εισελθούσαι εις το μνημείον είδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον εν τοις δεξιοίς περιβεβλημένον στολήν λευκήν και εξεθαμβήθησαν

Mark 16:6

KJV: And he saith unto them Be not affrighted Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified he is risen he is not here behold the place where they laid him
GK: ο δε λέγει αυταίς μη εκθαμβείσθε Ιησούν ζητείτε τον Ναζαρηνόν τον εσταυρωμένον ηγέρθη ουκ έστιν ώδε ίδε ο τόπος όπου έθηκαν αυτόν
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