noun · feminine
ekstasias
Greekἔκστασις (ekstasis)
Strong’sG1611
bewilderment, amazement
stem ekstasi-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ
(ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Ge 27:33, I Ki 14:15, Ez 26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); II Ch 14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1611 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek'-stas-is
a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy"
Fromfrom G1839;
King James+ be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ekstasias3×ἔκστασις | ekstasiais |
| object accusative | ekstasian | ekstasiain |
| direct address vocative | ekstasiar | ekstasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ekstasiau1×ἐκστάσεως | ekstasiaiu |
| to, for dative | ekstasia3×ἐκστάσει | ekstasiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ekstasia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekstasias“trance”subjectnominative singular3×
Mark 16:8“astonishment”kai exercharatais feugala apo teu mnēmeieu, echate gar autain tromos kai ekstasias; kai oudeno oudenem legala, fobele gar. Panteim de teim parangellirēteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangellala. meta de houteim kai autos tos Iēsus apo anatolau kai achri dusiau exapostelata dia autoiu tem hierem kai afthartem kērugmem tau aiōniau sōtērēau. amēn.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
Luke 5:26“amazement”kai ekstasias lambata hapantoin kai doxazale ton theon, kai pimplēila fobou legarōtois hoti Horana paradoxeim sēmeron.Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Acts 10:10“trance”gineta de prospeinos kai thelate geuera; paraskeuazarōtoiu de autoiu gineta epi auton ekstasias,He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
ekstasiau“amazement”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 3:10“amazement”epignōskale de auton hoti houtos ate tos pros tan eleēmosunan katherōtos epi ta Hōraia Pula teu hiereu, kai pimplēila thambeu kai ekstasiau epi te sumbainarēte auto.they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
ekstasia“trance”to, fordative singular3×
Mark 5:42“amazement”kai euthuos anistanata tem korasiem kai peripatate, ate gar eteiu dōdeka. kai existanala euthuos ekstasia mega.Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
Acts 11:5“trance”Mis eme en polita Ioppa proseucherōtos kai horama en ekstasia horamem, katabainarōtem skeuem tinem hōs othonan megan tessares archai kathiēkirōtan ek tou ouranou, kai erchata achri mu;“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
Acts 22:17“trance”Gineta de mi hupostrefarato eis Ierousalēm kai proseucherōtou mu en te hiere ginera min en ekstasiaLater, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance