Marvelous
θαυμάσιοςStrong’s G2297thaumasios
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Thaumasios is the Greek word usually translated “wonders”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,”
Meaning
Usually translated “wonders”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wonders 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
θαυμάσιος thaumasios · marvelous
θαυμάσιος, -α, -ον (θαῦμα), [in LXX chiefly for פָּלָא ni. (n. pl. = פָּלָא Jos.3:5 ;) wonderful; n. pl., wonders: Mat.21:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “marvelous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
M'ARVELOUS, adjective
- Wonderful; strange; exciting wonder or some degree of surprise.“This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes” Psalms 118:23
- Surpassing credit; incredible.
- The marvelous in writings, is that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; opposed to probable.
- Formerly used adverbially for wonderfully, exceedingly.
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.