ἐκθαμβέω
ekthambeō · be greatly amazed
Greek word · Strong’s number G1568 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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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
- 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
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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.