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GreekG1839Verb

ἐξίστημι

existēmi

17Occurrences
G1839Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.causal in Pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put out of its place; metaphorically, ἐ. τινά φρενῶν, to drive one out of his senses, hence, absol., to confound, amaze
2.Intr. in pass. and mid., also in 2 aor., pf., plpf. act., or with genitive, to stand aside from, retire from; esp. φρενῶν, to lose one's senses, hence, absol.
(a)to be beside oneself, be mad
(b)to be amazed, confounded
LXX: for H2730, etc. (29 words in all)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐξίστημι appears 17 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
8
Mark
4
Luke
3
2 Corinthians
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 5:13BSB

If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Acts 2:7BSB

Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

Acts 8:11BSB

They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

Luke 2:47BSB

And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

Matthew 12:23BSB

The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.