Amazement
θάμβοςStrong’s G2285thambos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thambos is the Greek word usually translated “astonishment”, “amazement” and “wonder”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.”
Meaning
Usually translated “astonishment”, “amazement” and “wonder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- astonishment 1
- amazement 1
- with wonder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
θάμβος thambos · amazement
θάμβος, -ους, τό [in LXX for פַּחַד, etc. ;] amazement: Luk.4:36 5:9, Act.3:10.† (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.