verb
ekthaumazamō
Strong’sG2296
I wonder, admire
stem ekthaumaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
**† ἐκ-θαυμάζω,
[in LXX: Si 27:23 43:18, IV Mac 17:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2296 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthou-mad'-zo
to wonder; by implication, to admire
Fromfrom G2295;
King Jamesadmire, have in admiration, marvel, wonder.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect θωμ-, Attic dialect future θαυμάσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect θαυμάσσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+ is variant for{-σαιτε}, Refs: aorist ἐθαύμασα Refs 4th c.BC+, etc., Epic dialect θαύμασα Refs: perfect τεθαύμακα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 2nd c.AD+aorist 1 ἐθαυμασάμην variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἂν θαυμας ώμεθα (to be read -σαίμεθα) Refs 5th c.AD+; θαυμάσαιτο variant in Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, future -ασθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐθαυμάσθην Refs: perfect τεθαύμασμαι Refs 2nd c.BC+
1 absolutely, wonder, marvel, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 with accusative, marvel at, Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, ὡς τέρας θ. Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ παρὼν -άζεται I wonder why he is not present, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b honour, admire, worship, once in Refs 8th c.BC+; μηδὲν θ., Latin nil admirari, Refs 1st c.AD+; technically, of the attendance of small birds on the owl, Refs 4th c.BC+; θ. πρόσωπον to show respect to a person, i.e. comply with their request, LXX; θ. τινά τινος for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, to be admired, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς ὁμοίως τεθαυμασμένους [ποιητάς] Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ εἰκότα θ. to receive proper marks of respect, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c say with astonishment, ἵνα μηδεὶς.. εἶτα τότ᾽ οὐκ ἔλεγες ταῦτα..; θαυμάζῃ Refs 4th c.BC+
3 with genitive, wonder at, marvel at, τούτου (conjecture for τοῦτο) Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, ὃ δ᾽ ἐθαύμασά σου λέγοντος Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. τί τινος to wonder at a thing in a person, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 rarely with dative of things, to wonder at, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 followed by Preps., τὰ -όμενα περί τινος LXX+5th c.BC+
6 frequently followed by an interrogative sentence, θαυμάζομεν οἷον ἐτύχθη Refs 8th c.BC+; θ. ὅτι I wonder at the fact that.. , Refs 5th c.BC+; but more commonly, θ. εἰ.. I wonder if.. , as a more polite way of saying I wonder that.. , Refs 5th c.BC+; θαύμαζον ἀκούων, εἰ σὺ μὴ εἴης.., Latin mirum ni.. , Refs 5th c.BC+ —This construction is frequently combined with one or other of the {θαῦμα}.
6.b with accusative, θαύμαζ᾽ Ἀχιλῆα, ὅσσος ἔην οἷός τε Refs 8th c.BC+; Τηλέμαχον θαύμαζον, ὃ θαρσαλέως ἀγόρευε they marvelled at Telemachus, that he spake so boldly, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ δὲ θαυμάζεσκον (Ionic dialect imperfect), ὡς.. Refs 4th c.BC+: sometimes without a connective, ἀλλὰ τὸ θαυμάζω· ἴδον.. Refs 8th c.BC+: sometimes with infinitive, θαυμάζομεν Ἕκτορα δῖον, αἰχμητὴν ἔμεναι Refs 8th c.BC+
6.c with genitive, θ. τινός, ἥντινα γνώμην ἔχων κτλ. Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. τῶν δυναστευόντων εἰ ἡγοῦνται I wonder at men in power supposing, Refs; ὑμῶν θ. εἰ μὴ βοηθήσετε Refs 5th c.BC+
7 with accusative et infinitive, πενθεῖν οὔ σε θ. Refs 5th c.BC+: after a genitive, θαυμάζω δέ σου.. κυρεῖν λέγουσαν Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekthaumazaleἐξεθαύμαζον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | amazed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekthaumazamō | ekthaumazame | ekthaumazami | ekthaumazama | ekthaumazamē | ekthaumazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekthaumazasō | ekthaumazase | ekthaumazasi | ekthaumazasa | ekthaumazasē | ekthaumazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekthaumazatō | ekthaumazate | ekthaumazati | ekthaumazata | ekthaumazatē | ekthaumazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekthaumazanō | ekthaumazane | ekthaumazani | ekthaumazana | ekthaumazanē | ekthaumazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekthaumazavō | ekthaumazave | ekthaumazavi | ekthaumazava | ekthaumazavē | ekthaumazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekthaumazalō | ekthaumazale1×ἐξεθαύμαζον | ekthaumazali | ekthaumazala | ekthaumazalē | ekthaumazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekthaumazameiō | ekthaumazameia | ekthaumazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekthaumazaseiō | ekthaumazaseia | ekthaumazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekthaumazateiō | ekthaumazateia | ekthaumazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekthaumazaneiō | ekthaumazaneia | ekthaumazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekthaumazaveiō | ekthaumazaveia | ekthaumazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekthaumazaleiō | ekthaumazaleia | ekthaumazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekthaumazasōr | ekthaumazasar | ekthaumazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekthaumazatōr | ekthaumazatar | ekthaumazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekthaumazavōr | ekthaumazavar | ekthaumazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekthaumazalōr | ekthaumazalar | ekthaumazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekthaumazamoiō | ekthaumazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekthaumazasoiō | ekthaumazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekthaumazatoiō | ekthaumazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekthaumazanoiō | ekthaumazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekthaumazavoiō | ekthaumazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekthaumazaloiō | ekthaumazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekthaumazarō | ekthaumazari | ekthaumazara | ekthaumazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekthaumazarōntos | ekthaumazarintos | ekthaumazarantos | ekthaumazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ekthaumaz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ekthaumazale“amazed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 12:17“amazed”… teim tou theou to theo. kai ekthaumazale epi auto.… and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.