ἔκστασις ekstasis · G1611
amazement
ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Gen.27:33, 1Ki.14:15, Eze.26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2Ch.14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ; ] ; 1. a displacement (Arist.). ; 2. An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject passes out of his usual self-control (Hippocr.); in NT (Kennedy, Sources, 121 f.); (a) a trance: Act.10:10 11:5 22:17; (b) amazement: Mrk.5:42 16:8, Luk.5:26, Act.3:19.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἔκστᾰσις, εως, ἡ, ; (ἐξίστημι) displacement, ἄρθρων []: hence, change, εἰς ἀντικείμενα []degeneracy, []; opposed to στάσις, []; movement outwards, ἔ. ἀπὸ τοῦ παράγοντος [] bis; ἔ. εἰς τὸ ἔξω[]; differentiation, ἔ. καὶ πιῆθος []; II standing aside, []; II.b = Latin cessio bonorum, []; ἔ. χρημάτων []; a tax on cessions, []; II.2 distraction of mind, from terror, astonishment, anger, etc., []; II.3 entrancement, astonishment, []; II.4 trance, []; ecstasy, []; II.4.b drunken excitement, []
Where it's used 7 times
Mark 5:42 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 5:26 · Acts 3:10 · Acts 10:10 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 22:17
Source: TBESG G1611; TFLSJ G1611
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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