Lexical Summary ekthambeomai: to amaze, to be amazed Original Word: ἐκθαμβέομαιTransliteration: ekthambeomai Phonetic Spelling: (ek-tham-beh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to amaze, to be amazed Meaning: to amaze, to be amazed Strong's Concordance affright, greatly astonished.From ekthambos; to astonish utterly -- affright, greatly (sore) amaze. see GREEK ekthambos Thayer's Greek Lexicon 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, |
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