Astonished
ἔκθαμβοςStrong’s G1569ekthambos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ekthambos is the Greek word usually translated “greatly amazed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.”
Meaning
Usually translated “greatly amazed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- greatly amazed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἔκθαμβος ekthambos · astonished
ἔκ-θαμβος, -ον (θάμβος), [in LXX: Wis.10:19, Da TH Dan.7:7 (dreadful, terrible: אֵמְתָּנִי) * ;] amazed (cf. Polyb., xx, 10, 9): Act.3:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “astonished” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASTON'ISHED, participle passive
Amazed; confounded with fear, surprise, or admiration.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.