thaumazō · marvel, wonder

What it means

thaumazō (θαυμάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “marvel, wonder”.

Marvel, be amazed.

How to say it

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. To be struck by something unexpected, for good or ill.

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

How it is translated

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

• amazed ×21
• was amazed ×8
• marveling ×6
• marveled ×5
• flattering ×1
• they were wondering ×1
• was surprised ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×4
• Luke×13
• John×6
• Acts×5
• Galatians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 John×1
• Jude×1
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 8:10

  Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.

• Matthew 8:27

  And the men were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

• Matthew 9:33

  And when the demon had been driven out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Never has anything been seen like this in Israel!”

• Matthew 15:31

  so that the crowd was amazed seeing the mute speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

• Matthew 21:20

  And when the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, “How did the fig tree wither immediately?”

• Matthew 22:22

  And when they heard it, they were amazed; and leaving him, they went away.

• Matthew 27:14

  And he did not answer him with regard to even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

• Mark 5:20

  And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.

• Mark 6:6

  And he was amazed because of their unbelief. And he was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

• Mark 15:5

  But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was amazed.

• Mark 15:44

  But Pilate was amazed that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

• Luke 1:21

  And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.

• Luke 1:63

  And asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all amazed.

• Luke 2:18

  And all who heard it were amazed at the things spoken by the shepherds to them.

• Luke 2:33

  And his father and mother were marveling at the things being said about him.

• Luke 4:22

  And all were testifying about him and marveling at the words of grace that were coming out of his mouth, and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

• Luke 7:9

  And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

• Luke 8:25

  And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

• Luke 9:43

  And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

• Luke 11:14

  And he was casting out a demon that was mute; and it happened, when the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled.

• Luke 11:38

  And the Pharisee, seeing this, was surprised that he did not first immerse himself before the meal.

• Luke 20:26

  And they were not able to catch him in any saying in front of the people; and marveling at his answer, they fell silent.

• Luke 24:12

  But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; and stooping to look in, he sees the linen cloths alone; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.

• Luke 24:41

  And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?”

• John 3:7

  Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’

• John 4:27

  And at this his disciples came, and they were amazed that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you speaking with her?”

• John 5:20

  For the Father holds the Son dear and shows him all that he himself does; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.

• John 5:28

  Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

• John 7:15

  So the Jews were amazed, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never studied?”

• John 7:21

  Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you are all amazed.

• Acts 2:7

  And they were astonished and amazed, saying, “Look, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

• Acts 3:12

  And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

• Acts 4:13

  Now seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and realizing that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed; and they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

• Acts 7:31

  And when Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

• Acts 13:41

  ‘Look, you scoffers, and be amazed and perish; for I am working a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone describes it to you.’”

• Galatians 1:6

  I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you in the grace of the Messiah, to a different good news—

• 2 Thessalonians 1:10

  when he comes to be glorified in his saints and to be marveled at among all who have believed —because our testimony to you was believed— on that day.

• 1 John 3:13

  Do not be amazed, brothers, if the world hates you.

• Jude 1:16

  These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own desires; and their mouth speaks swelling words, flattering people for the sake of advantage.

• Revelation 13:3

  And one of its heads was as if slaughtered to death, and its death wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast.

And 3 more times.