To amaze
ἐξίστημιStrong’s G1839existēmi
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Existēmi is the Greek word usually translated “were amazed”, “amazed” and “is crazy”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?”
Meaning
Usually translated “were amazed”, “amazed” and “is crazy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were amazed 7
- they were amazed 3
- to be amazed 1
- he is crazy 1
- amazed 1
- amazing 1
- to have amazed 1
- he was amazed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 8
- Mark 4
- Luke 3
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
- Mark 3:21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- Mark 5:42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
- Mark 6:51And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
- Luke 2:47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
- Luke 8:56And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Greek dictionary
ἐξίστημι existēmi · to amaze
ἐξ-ίστημι (also in Hellenistic -ιστάνω, Act 8:9), [in LXX for H2730, etc. (29 words in all) ;], 1. causal in Pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put out of its place; metaphorically, ἐ. τινά φρενῶν (Eur.), to drive one out of his senses, hence, absol., to confound, amaze: with accusative of person(s), Luk.24:22, Act.8:9, 11. 2. Intr. in pass. and mid., also in 2 aor., pf., plpf. act., before ἐκ or with genitive, to stand aside from, retire from; esp. τ. φρενῶν, to lose one's senses (Eur.), hence, absol.; (a) to be beside oneself, be mad: Mrk.3:21, 2Co.5:13 (opposite to σωφρονεῖν); …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “amaze” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AMA'ZE, verb transitive
- “They shall be afraid; they shall be amazed at one another” Isaiah 13:8“They were all amazed and glorified God” Mark 2:12
All definitions and other forms of “amaze”
AMA'ZE, noun
Astonishment; confusion; perplexity, arising from fear, surprise or wonder. It is chiefly used in poetry, and is nearly synonymous with amazement.
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.