Amazement
ἔκστασιςStrong’s G1611ekstasis
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekstasis is the Greek word usually translated “amazement” and “trance”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.”
Meaning
Usually translated “amazement” and “trance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- amazement 3
- a trance 3
- with amazement 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 16:8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
- Luke 5:26And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
- Acts 3:10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
- Acts 10:10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
- Acts 11:5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
- Acts 22:17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
Greek dictionary
ἔκστασις ekstasis · amazement
ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Gen.27:33, 1Ki.14:15, Eze.26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2Ch.14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ;] 1. a displacement (Arist.). 2. An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject passes out of his usual self-control (Hippocr.); in NT (Kennedy, Sources, 121 f.); (a) a trance: Act.10:10 11:5 22:17; (b) amazement: Mrk.5:42 16:8, Luk.5:26, Act.3:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “amazement” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AMA'ZEMENT, noun
Astonishment; confusion or perplexity, from a sudden impression of fear, surprise or wonder. It is sometimes accompanied with fear or terror; sometimes merely extreme wonder or admiration at some great, sudden or unexpected event, at an unusual sight, or at the narration of extraordinary event.
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.