ἐκπλήσσω ekplēssō · G1605

be astonished

ἐκ-πλήσσω; (Attic -ττω, Act.13:12), [in LXX: (pass.) Ecc.7:16, (שָׁמֵם hithp.), Wis.13:4, 2Ma.7:12, 4Ma.8:4 4Mac 17:16 * ; ] ; 1. prop., to strike out, drive away. ; 2. to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish: pass., Mat.13:54 19:25, Mrk.6:2 7:37 10:26, Luk.2:48; before ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Mat.7:28 22:33, Mrk.1:22 11:18, Luk.4:32 9:43, Act.13:12.†; SYN.: " πτωεῖν G?, to terrify, agitate with fear; τρεμεῖν, to tremble, predominantly physical; φοβεῖν, to fear, "the general term," Thayer; cf. also φρίσσω, to shudder, and see: δειλία ; δειλία, -ας, ἡ ; (δειλός), [in LXX for אֵימָה, מְחִתָּה, etc. ; ] ; cowardice, timidity (never in good sense): 2Ti.1:7.†; SYN.: φόβος, fear, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκπλήσσω, ; Attic dialect ἐκπλήττω, strike out of, drive away from, expel, ἐκ δ᾽ ἔπληξέ μου τὴν αἰδῶ []; ὃς (i.e. κεραυνὸς) αὐτὸν ἐξέπληξε τῶν.. κομπασμάτων[]: absolutely,drive away, ἡ τέρψις τὸ λυπηρὸν ἐκπλήσσει []; II drive out of one's senses by a sudden shock, amaze, astound, []; ὅ μ᾽ ἐκπλήσσει λόγου frightens me in speaking, [] — in this sense most frequently in aorist 2 passive, Epic dialect ἐξεπλήγην (see. below), Attic dialect ἐξεπλάγην [ᾰ] (also aorist I ἐξεπλήχθην []: perfect …

Where it's used 13 times

Matthew 7:28 · Matthew 13:54 · Matthew 19:25 · Matthew 22:33 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 7:37 · Mark 10:26 · Mark 11:18 · Luke 2:48 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 9:43 · Acts 13:12

Source: TBESG G1605; TFLSJ G1605

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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