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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.

2. (n.) Frenzy; madness.

Greek

2285. thambos -- amazement
... amazement. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: thambos Phonetic Spelling:
(tham'-bos) Short Definition: astonishment Definition: astonishment ...
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1611. ekstasis -- a displacement (of the mind), ie bewilderment ...
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ekstasis Phonetic Spelling:
(ek'-stas-is) Short Definition: bewilderment, amazement Definition: (properly ...
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4423. ptoesis -- a fluttering, excitement, hence terror
... Word Origin from ptoeo Definition a fluttering, excitement, hence terror NASB Word
Usage fear (1). amazement. From ptoeo; alarm -- amazement. see GREEK ptoeo. ...
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2296. thaumazo -- to marvel, wonder
... properly, wonder at, be amazed (marvel), ie astonished ; , "wondering very greatly"
(Souter); to cause "wonder; . .to with amazement, and with a ...
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1839. existemi -- to displace, to stand aside from
... Word Origin from ek and histemi Definition to displace, to stand aside from NASB
Word Usage amazed (10), amazement (1), astonished (2), astonishing (1 ...
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2295. thauma -- a wonder
... Transliteration: thauma Phonetic Spelling: (thos'-mah) Short Definition: a marvel,
wonder Definition: (a) concr: a marvel, wonder, (b) abstr: wonder, amazement ...
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1769. enneos -- speechless.
... of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: enneos Phonetic Spelling: (en-neh-os') Short
Definition: dumb, speechless Definition: dumb, speechless (as with amazement ...
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1569a. ekthambos -- utterly astounded, amazed
... Word Origin from ek and thambos Definition utterly astounded, amazed NASB Word Usage
full of amazement (1). 1569, 1569a. ekthambos. 1569b . Strong's Numbers
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Strong's Hebrew

4923. meshammah -- devastation, waste, horror
... astonishment, desolate. From shamem; a waste or amazement -- astonishment, desolate.
see HEBREW shamem. 4922, 4923. meshammah. 4924 . Strong's Numbers.
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8159. shaah -- to gaze
... to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider,
compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered ...
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Library

O what Amazement Befel the Evil One, of a Sudden, My Brethren ...
... Hymn LX. O what amazement befel the Evil One, of a sudden, my brethren:
when the sinful woman was corrected, and gained Wisdom! ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lx o what amazement.htm

Whether the Species of Fear is Suitably Assigned?
... Orth. ii, 15); namely, "laziness, shamefacedness, shame, amazement, stupor,
and anxiety." Because, as the Philosopher says (Rhet. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the species of fear.htm

The Vagaries of Basilides and Valentinus as to Fear Being the ...
... this expression, say, "that the Prince, [2237] having heard the speech of the Spirit,
who was being ministered to, was struck with amazement both with the ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter viii the vagaries of basilides.htm

Our Lord in the Garden
... No. Not one. We should all have to stand back when the heaviness and the exceeding
sorrow, and the amazement and the great agony came, and the bloody sweat. ...
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Of the Question as to the Consistency of the Several Notices Given ...
... it was when they saw the earthquake that the centurion and those who were with him
were thus astonished, whereas Luke represents the man's amazement to have ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xx of the question as.htm

Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory.
... Undoubtedly the amazement was caused by the sudden and opportune return of
Jesus. Those who urge that this was not enough to produce ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxx third withdrawal from herods 5.htm

Before the Sanhedrin
... crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Priests and rulers heard with amazement
the clear, bold testimony of the apostles. The power of ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 8 before the sanhedrin.htm

Acts III
... Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement
at that which had happened unto him.". This is by no ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts iii.htm

But when Simon Cephas Saw this He Fell Before the Feet of Jesus...
... [447] And amazement took possession of him, and of all who were with him,
[3] because of the draught of the fishes which they had taken. ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section vi but when simon.htm

The Burial and Assumption of the Blessed virgin
... the Apostles and holy women praying before the tomb saw all this in the same manner,
but I saw them looking upwards in adoration and amazement, or throwing ...
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Thesaurus

Amazement (32 Occurrences)
...Amazement (32 Occurrences). Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had concluded this discourse,
the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching, (WEY). ...
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Magus
... which accompanied the introduction of the gospel into this city did not cease, and
Simon seeing them "was amazed." The word denoting Simon's amazement at the ...
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Astonishment (51 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful,
or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement...
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Filled (336 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV). Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had concluded this discourse,
the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching, (WEY). ...
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Amazed (75 Occurrences)
... Its Scripture originals range in meaning from amazement accompanied with terror
and trembling to an astonishment full of perplexity, wonder, awe and joyous ...
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Waves (43 Occurrences)
... Matthew 8:27 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man
is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!" (WEY NIV). ...
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Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Matthew 8:27 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What
kind of man is this? ... Mark 7:37 The amazement was extreme. ...
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Meanwhile (38 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Acts 9:7 Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb
with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one. (WEY). ...
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Crowds (62 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled
with amazement at His teaching, (WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Astonied (12 Occurrences)
... as-ton'-isht, as-ton'-id (shamem, "astonished," the root idea being "silent," ie
struck dumb with amazement; ekplessomai, "to be struck with astonishment," as ...
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Bible Concordance

Amazement (32 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching,
(WEY)

Matthew 8:27 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
(WEY)

Matthew 12:23 And the crowds of people were all filled with amazement and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"
(WEY)

Matthew 22:33 All the crowd heard this, and were filled with amazement at His teaching.
(WEY)

Matthew 27:14 He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
(See NIV)

Matthew 28:2 But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.
(WEY)

Mark 1:22 The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--
(WEY)

Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.
(WEB ASV YLT RSV)

Mark 6:51 Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.
(WEY)

Mark 7:37 The amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"
(WEY NIV)

Mark 16:8 And they went out, and fled from the sepulchre. And trembling and excessive amazement possessed them, and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.
(DBY YLT)

Luke 2:48 When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."
(WEY)

Luke 4:36 Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
(WEB ASV YLT NAS)

Luke 5:9 For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;
(YLT)

Luke 5:26 Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
(WEB WEY ASV RSV)

Luke 8:25 "Where is your faith?" He asked them. But they were filled with terror and amazement, and said to one another, "Who then is this? for He gives orders both to wind and waves, and they obey Him."
(WEY NIV)

Luke 24:41 While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
(See NAS NIV)

John 5:20 For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
(See NIV)

Acts 2:12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, 'What would this wish to be?'
(See NAS)

Acts 3:10 They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 3:11 And at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch called Solomon's -- greatly amazed,
(See NAS)

Acts 8:13 Simon himself also believed, and after being baptized remained in close attendance on Philip, and was full of amazement at seeing such signs and such great miracles performed.
(WEY)

Acts 9:7 Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.
(WEY)

Acts 12:16 Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, until at last they opened the door and saw that it was really he, and were filled with amazement.
(WEY)

Acts 13:12 Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord.
(WEY)

1 Peter 3:6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
(KJV WBS)

Revelation 17:6 I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
(WEB)

Revelation 17:8 "The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement--all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been recorded there ever since the creation of the world--when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, and yet is to come.
(WEY)

Genesis 43:33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 13:8 They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.
(WEB ASV)

Ezekiel 5:14 Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
(See JPS)

Daniel 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spoke and said to his counselors, Didn't we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, True, O king.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Amazement

Related Terms

Magus

Astonishment (51 Occurrences)

Filled (336 Occurrences)

Amazed (75 Occurrences)

Waves (43 Occurrences)

Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)

Meanwhile (38 Occurrences)

Crowds (62 Occurrences)

Astonied (12 Occurrences)