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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: 2285. θάμβος (thambos) -- Astonishment, amazement, wonder</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2285.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><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/hebrews/7-6.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/2285.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> > 2285</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/2284.htm" title="2284">◄</a> 2285. thambos <a href="../greek/2286.htm" title="2286">►</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">thambos: Astonishment, amazement, wonder</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θάμβος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>thambos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>THAM-bos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tham'-bos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Astonishment, amazement, wonder<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>astonishment, amazement (allied to terror or awe).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb 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 "thambos," similar expressions of awe and wonder can be found in Hebrew words like תַּמָּה (tammah, Strong's H8539) and פֶּלֶא (pele, Strong's H6382), which convey astonishment and marvel.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "thambos" conveys a sense of overwhelming amazement or astonishment, often in response to witnessing something extraordinary or miraculous. It is used in the New Testament to describe the reaction of individuals who encounter the divine power and authority of Jesus Christ or His apostles. This term captures the profound impact of witnessing God's work, leaving individuals in awe and wonder.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, expressions of amazement and wonder were common responses to events or phenomena that defied natural explanation. The use of "thambos" in the New Testament reflects the cultural context where divine encounters and miraculous events were seen as extraordinary and elicited strong emotional reactions. The term underscores the divine authority and power of Jesus, distinguishing His works from ordinary human experiences.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2285</b> <i>thámbos</i> (J. Thayer traces this term back to a Sanskrit root meaning "make immoveable") – properly, utter amazement (with a sense of wonder), referring to someone who becomes <i>stunned</i> (dumbfounded) at what they see or hear; a <i>state</i> of amazement "due to the suddenness and unusualness of the phenomenon – with either a positive or a negative reaction . . . " (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 25.208).</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 prim. root thaph-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>amazement<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>amazement (2), wonder (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">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>amazed, astonished, wonder. <p>Akin to an obsolete tapho (to dumbfound); stupefaction (by surprise), i.e. Astonishment -- X amazed, + astonished, wonder. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θάμβει θάμβοι θαμβος θάμβος θαμβους θάμβους thambos thámbos thambous thámbous<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/luke/4-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 4:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἐγένετο <b>θάμβος</b> ἐπὶ πάντας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And amazement</span> came upon them all,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they were all <span class="itali">amazed,</span> and spake<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And came <span class="itali">astonishment</span> upon all<p><b><a href="/text/luke/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 5:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>θάμβος</b> γὰρ περιέσχεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For amazement</span> had seized him and all<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">amazement</span> indeed laid hold on<p><b><a href="/text/acts/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν <b>θάμβους</b> καὶ ἐκστάσεως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and they were filled <span class="itali">with wonder</span> and amazement<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they were filled <span class="itali">with wonder</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and they were filled <span class="itali">with wonder</span> and amazement<p><b><a href="/greek/2285.htm">Strong's Greek 2285</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2285.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/thambos_2285.htm">θάμβος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/thambous_2285.htm">θάμβους — 1 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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