adjective
thaumastas
Greekθαυμαστός (thaumastos)
Strong’sG2298
wonderful, marvelous
stem thaumast-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θαυμαστός, -ή, -όν
(< θαυμάζω), [in LXX for פֶּלֶא and cogn. forms (Ps 117(118):22, 23 118(119):129, Is 25:1, al.), יָרֵא ni. (Ex 15:11, Ps 64(65):5, al.), אַדִּיר (Ps 8:1, 9 92(93):4), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2298 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthow-mas-tos'
wondered at, i.e. (by implication) wonderful
Fromfrom G2296;
King Jamesmarvel(-lous).
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | thaumastos | thaumastas2×θαυμαστὴ | thaumastem3×θαυμαστὸν | thaumastois | thaumastais | thaumasteim1×θαυμαστὰ |
| object accusative | thaumaston | thaumastan | thaumastoin | thaumastain | ||
| direct address vocative | thaumastor | thaumastar | thaumastoir | thaumastair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | thaumastou | thaumastau | thaumasteu | thaumastoiu | thaumastaiu | thaumasteiu |
| to, for dative | thaumasto | thaumasta | thaumaste | thaumastoi | thaumastai | thaumastei |
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
thaumast 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
thaumastas“marvelous”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 21:42“marvelous”Legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Oudepote anaginōskava en tai grafai; Lithon hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōtois houtos ginita eis kefalan gōniau; para kuriou gineta houtas, kai atō thaumastas en ofthalmoi nu?Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Mark 12:11“marvelous”para kuriou gineta houtas, kai atō thaumastas en ofthalmoi nu?This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
thaumastem“marvelous”subject or objectdirect singular3×
John 9:30“amazing”apokrinita tos anthrōpos kai legata autoi; En houte gar tem thaumastem atō hoti vis ouk oidavē pothen atō, kai anoigata mu toin ofthalmoin.“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
1 Peter 2:9“marvelous”Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangellaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalaratou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Revelation 15:1“marvelous”Kai horama allem sēmem en to ourano megem kai thaumastem, angeloin hepta echarōtoin plēgain hepta tain eschatain, hoti en autai telita tos thumos tou theou.Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
thaumasteim“marvelous”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Revelation 15:3“marvelous”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōtois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim su, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror; dikaiais kai alēthinais tais hodais su, tor basilevos toiu aiōnoiu;and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!