verb
thambimō
Greekθαμβέομαι (thambeomai)
Strong’sG2284
I amaze
stem thamb-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θαμβέω, -ῶ
(θάμβος), [in LXX for בּעת ni., pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2284 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtham-beh'-o
to stupefy (with surprise), i.e. astound
Fromfrom G2285;
King Jamesamaze, astonish.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thambileἐθαμβοῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect passive indicative 3rd person plural | amazed | 2× |
| thambilaἐθαμβήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimō | thambime | thambimi | thambima | thambimē | thambimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thambisō | thambise | thambisi | thambisa | thambisē | thambiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambitō | thambite | thambiti | thambita | thambitē | thambitelē |
| we 1st person plural | thambinō | thambine | thambini | thambina | thambinē | thambinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivō | thambive | thambivi | thambiva | thambivē | thambivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thambilō | thambile2×ἐθαμβοῦντο | thambili | thambila1×ἐθαμβήθησαν | thambilē | thambilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimeiō | thambimeia | thambimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thambiseiō | thambiseia | thambiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambiteiō | thambiteia | thambiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thambineiō | thambineia | thambineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambiveiō | thambiveia | thambiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thambileiō | thambileia | thambileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thambisōr | thambisar | thambisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambitōr | thambitar | thambitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivōr | thambivar | thambivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thambilōr | thambilar | thambilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimoiō | thambimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thambisoiō | thambisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambitoiō | thambitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thambinoiō | thambinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivoiō | thambivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thambiloiō | thambiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | thambirō | thambiri | thambira | thambirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | thambirōtos | thambiritos | thambiratos | thambirētos |
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
thamb 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
thambile“amazed”was happening · theyimperfect passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 10:24“amazed”tois de mathētois thambile epi toi logoi autou. tos de Iēsus palin apokriniratos legatō autoi; Tekneim, pōs duskolem atō eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara;And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
Mark 10:32“amazed”Ale de en ta hoda anabainarōtois eis Hierosolumeim, kai ate proagarōtos autoin tos Iēsus, kai thambile, tois de akoloutharōtois fobele. kai paralambaratos palin toin dōdeka archeta autoi legarō teim mellarōteim auto sumbainarōAs they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
thambila“amazed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 1:27“amazed”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōtoin; Tinem atō houtem? didachas kainas; kata exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”