θάμβος
thambos · amazement
Greek word · Strong’s number G2285 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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thambos (θάμβος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “amazement”.
Astonishment.
How to say it
tham·bos
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
- Surprise that leaves one awed.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- amazement ×2
- wonder ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 4:36
And amazement came upon all, and they were talking with one another, saying, “What is this word, that with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out?”
- Luke 5:9
For amazement had seized him and all those with him at the catch of fish that they had taken,
- Acts 3:10
and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.