ἔκστασις
ekstasis
“amazement”
Definition
a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy"
from G1839 (ἐξίστημι);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἔκστασις appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
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.
Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
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