verb
thambomō
Strong’sG2284
I amaze
stem thamb-3 times in the New Testament2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be astounded, οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες θάμβησαν Refs 8th c.BC+
2 with accusative, to be astonished at, θάμβησαν δ᾽ ὄρνιθας Refs 8th c.BC+
II later also causal, alarm, LXX:—passive, to be astounded, NT astounded, Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thamboleἐθαμβοῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambomō | thambome | thambomē | thambomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thambosō | thambose | thambosē | thamboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambotō | thambote | thambotē | thambotelē |
| we 1st person plural | thambonō | thambone | thambonē | thambonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambovō | thambove | thambovē | thambovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thambolō | thambole2×ἐθαμβοῦντο | thambolē | thambolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimi | thambima |
| you 2nd person singular | thambisi | thambisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambiti | thambita |
| we 1st person plural | thambini | thambina |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivi | thambiva |
| they 3rd person plural | thambili | thambila1×ἐθαμβήθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambomeiō | thambomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thamboseiō | thamboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thamboteiō | thamboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thamboneiō | thamboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thamboveiō | thamboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thamboleiō | thamboleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | thambiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambiteia |
| we 1st person plural | thambineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | thambileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thambosōr | thambosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambotōr | thambotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambovōr | thambovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thambolōr | thambolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thambisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivar |
| they 3rd person plural | thambilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | thambosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | thambonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | thamboloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thambimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thambisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thambitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thambinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thambivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thambiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thamborō | thamborē | ||
| acted on passive voice | thambiri | thambira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thamborōntos | thamborēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | thambirintos | thambirantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
thambole“amazed”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 10:24tois de mathētois thambole epi toi logoi autou. tos de …And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said …
Mark 10:32… ate proagarōntos autoin tos Iēsus, kai thambole, tois de akoloutharōntois fobole. kai paralabarantos …… ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid …
thambila“amazed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 1:27kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōntoin; …All the people were amazed and began to ask one another …