Wonders
τέραςStrong’s G5059teras
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Teras is the Greek word usually translated “wonders”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
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 12
- by wonders 2
- in wonders 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 9
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
- Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
- John 4:48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
- Acts 2:19And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
- Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
- Acts 2:43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Greek dictionary
τέρας teras · wonders
τέρας, -ατος, τό [in LXX chiefly for מוֹפֵת ;] a wonder, marvel: in NT always pl., τ. κ. σημεῖα, Mat.24:24, al. (see: σημεῖον) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wonder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WONDER, noun
[G., Gr., to show; and hence a sight; a panic.]
- That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind, of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; something that arrests the attention by its novelty, grandeur or inexplicableness. wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement.“They were filled with wonder and amazement” Acts 3:10
- Cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy.
- Any thing mentioned with surprise.
- A miracle. Exodus 3:20
All definitions and other forms of “wonder”
WONDER, verb intransitive
To be affected by surprise or admiration.
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.