ἐκθαμβέω

ekthambeō · be greatly amazed

Greek word · Strong’s number G1568 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

ekthambeō (ἐκθαμβέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be greatly amazed”.

Be utterly amazed; be deeply distressed.

How to say it

ek·tham·be·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Be stunned; be filled with dread.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • be alarmed ×1
  • be greatly distressed ×1
  • they were greatly alarmed ×1
  • were greatly amazed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Mark 9:15

    And at once all the crowd, seeing him, were greatly amazed, and running up, they were greeting him.

  • Mark 14:33

    And he takes Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

  • Mark 16:5

    And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were greatly alarmed.

  • Mark 16:6

    But he says to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.