Marvellous
θαυμαστόςStrong’s G2298thaumastos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thaumastos is the Greek word usually translated “marvelous”, “wonderful” and “amazing thing”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?”
Meaning
Usually translated “marvelous”, “wonderful” and “amazing thing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- marvelous 3
- wonderful 2
- an amazing thing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:11This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- John 9:30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Greek dictionary
θαυμαστός thaumastos · marvellous
θαυμαστός, -ή, -όν (θαυμάζω), [in LXX for פָּלָא and cogn. forms (Psa.118:22-23 119:129, Isa.25:1, al.), יָרֵא ni. (Exo.15:11, Psa.65:5, al.), אַדִּיר (Psa.8:1, 9 93:4), etc. ;] wonderful, marvellous: Mat.21:42 (LXX) Mrk.12:11, Jhn.9:30, 1Pe.2:9, Rev.15:1, 3.† (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.