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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1568. ἐκθαμβέω (ekthambeó) -- To be greatly amazed, to be astounded, to be alarmed</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1568.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/15-58.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1568.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1568</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1567b.htm" title="1567b">◄</a> 1568. ekthambeó <a href="../greek/1569.htm" title="1569">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ekthambeó: To be greatly amazed, to be astounded, to be alarmed</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐκθαμβέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ekthambeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ek-tham-BEH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ek-tham-beh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be greatly amazed, to be astounded, to be alarmed<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I am greatly astonished, am awe-struck.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek preposition "ἐκ" (ek, meaning "out of") and "θαμβέω" (thambeo, meaning "to astonish" or "to amaze").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ekthambeó," similar expressions of fear and awe in the presence of God can be found in Hebrew words like יָרֵא (yare, Strong's H3372) meaning "to fear" or "to revere."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "ekthambeó" conveys a strong sense of amazement or astonishment, often accompanied by a sense of fear or alarm. It is used in the New Testament to describe reactions to divine or supernatural events, highlighting the overwhelming impact of encountering the divine or witnessing miraculous occurrences.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, encounters with the divine or supernatural were often met with a mixture of awe and fear. The use of "ekthambeó" in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding, emphasizing the profound impact of God's presence and actions on human beings. This term captures the human response to the divine, which is both awe-inspiring and fear-inducing, reflecting the holiness and power of God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1568</b> <i>ekthambéō</i> (from <a href="/greek/1537.htm">1537</a> <i>/ek</i>, "<i>out from</i> and <i>to</i>" and <a href="/greek/2285.htm">2285</a> <i>/thámbos</i>, "astonished") – properly, out of one's senses with the <i>outcome</i> of being amazed to the level of <i>wonder</i>.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1569.htm">ekthambos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to amaze, to be amazed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>amazed (3), very distressed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1568: ἐκθαμβέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐκθαμβέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκθαμβω</span>: Passive (present <span class="greek2">ἐκθαμβοῦμαι</span>); 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐξεθαμβήθην</span>; (<span class="greek2">ἔκθαμβος</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> transitive, <span class="accented">to throw into amazement or terror; to alarm thoroughly, to terrify</span>: Sir. 30:9; (<a href="/interlinear/job/33-7.htm">Job 33:7</a> <span class="manuref">Aq.</span>, <span class="manuref">Complutensian</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> intransitive, <span class="accented">to be struck with amazement; to be thoroughly amazed, astounded</span>; in Greek writings once, the <span class="abbreviation">Orphica</span> Arg. 1217. In the N. T. only in the passive and by Mark: <span class="accented">to be amazed,</span> for joy at the unexpected coming of Christ, <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Mark 9:15>; <span class="accented">to be struck with terror,</span> <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Mark 16:5>f; joined with <span class="greek2">ἀδημονεῖν</span>, <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Mark 14:33>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>affright, greatly astonished.<p>From <a href="/greek/1569.htm">ekthambos</a>; to astonish utterly -- affright, greatly (sore) amaze. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1569.htm">ekthambos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκθαμβεισθαι εκθαμβείσθαι ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι εκθαμβεισθε εκθαμβείσθε ἐκθαμβεῖσθε εξεθαμβήθη εξεθαμβηθησαν εξεθαμβήθησαν ἐξεθαμβήθησαν ekthambeisthai ekthambeîsthai ekthambeisthe ekthambeîsthe exethambethesan exethambēthēsan exethambḗthesan exethambḗthēsan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἰδόντες αὐτὸν <b>ἐξεθαμβήθησαν</b> καὶ προστρέχοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> saw <span class="itali">Him, they were amazed</span> and [began] running<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, <span class="itali">were greatly amazed,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having seen him <span class="itali">were greatly amazed</span> and running to [him]<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive">V-PNM/P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἤρξατο <b>ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι</b> καὶ ἀδημονεῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and began <span class="itali">to be very distressed</span> and troubled.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> began <span class="itali">to be sore amazed,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and he began <span class="itali">to be greatly amazed</span> and deeply distressed<p><b><a href="/text/mark/16-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 16:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λευκήν καὶ <b>ἐξεθαμβήθησαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a white robe; <span class="itali">and they were amazed.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> garment; and <span class="itali">they were affrighted.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> white and <span class="itali">they were greatly amazed</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/16-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 16:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMM/P-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐταῖς Μὴ <b>ἐκθαμβεῖσθε</b> Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And he said <span class="itali">to them, Do not be amazed;</span> you are looking<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Be not <span class="itali">affrighted:</span> Ye seek Jesus<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to them Not <span class="itali">be amazed</span> Jesus you seek<p><b><a href="/greek/1568.htm">Strong's Greek 1568</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1568.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekthambeisthai_1568.htm">ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekthambeisthe_1568.htm">ἐκθαμβεῖσθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/exethambe_the_san_1568.htm">ἐξεθαμβήθησαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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