noun · neuter
thambem
Greekθάμβος (thambos)
Strong’sG2285
astonishment
stem thamb-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θάμβος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX for פַּחַד, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2285 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtham'-bos
stupefaction (by surprise), i.e. astonishment
Fromakin to an obsolete τάφω (to dumbfound);
King JamesX amazed, + astonished, wonder.
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 or object direct | thambem2×θάμβος | thambeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | thambeu1×θάμβους | thambeiu |
| to, for dative | thambe | thambei |
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
thambe 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
thambem“amazement”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Luke 4:36“amazement”kai gineta thambem epi pantoin, kai sullalale pros allēloin legarōtois; Tinos tos logos houtos hoti en exousia kai dunamia epitassatō tei akathartei pneumei, kai exerchelō?All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
Luke 5:9“astonished”thambem gar periechata auton kai pantoin toin sun auto epi ta agra toiu ichthoiu hoiu sullambala,For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
thambeu“wonder”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 3:10“wonder”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.