θαμβέω
thambeō
“to astonish”
Definition
to stupefy (with surprise), i.e. astound
from G2285 (θάμβος);
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
θαμβέω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
And the disciples were amazed at His words.But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
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