Strong's Lexicon
G1568 — ἐκθαμβέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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
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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