Be astonished

Usually translated “were astonished”, “astonished” and “was astonished”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• were astonished 5
• they were astonished 5
• to be astonished 1
• was astonished 1
• being astonished 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Mark 5
• Matthew 4
• Luke 3
• Acts 1

4 books in all.

• To astonish (thambeō)
• To astounded (tamah)
• Astonished (ekthambos)

• Matthew 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
• Matthew 19:25When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
• Matthew 22:33And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
• Mark 1:22And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
• Mark 6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
• Mark 7:37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “astonished” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.