θαυμαστός
thaumastos · marvelous
Greek word · Strong’s number G2298 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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thaumastos (θαυμαστός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “marvelous”.
Astonishing.
How to say it
thau·mas·tos
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
- Causing wonder, because only God can do it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- amazing ×3
- marvelous ×3
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 21:42
Jesus says to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone that the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner; this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
- Mark 12:11
this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
- John 9:30
The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes!
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Revelation 15:1
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing: seven angels having seven plagues, the last ones, because with them the fury of God is completed.
- Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your works, Lord God the Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages.