Words the Bible translates as amazed
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- existēmiἐξίστημιto be knocked out of your normal state of mind: overwhelmed with amazement, or, at the far edge, out of your senses.
- ekplēssōἐκπλήσσωto be overwhelmed with astonishment: knocked out of one's normal composure by something too big to take in
- thambeōθαμβέωto be astounded: overwhelmed by an awe that mixes wonder and dread
- tamahתָּמַהּto be stunned by something that does not make sense: struck with astonishment, usually edged with alarm
- ekthambeōἐκθαμβέωto be utterly overwhelmed: struck by a shock of awe fused with dread, far stronger than ordinary amazement
- ekthambosἔκθαμβοςutterly astonished: stunned by something overwhelming, with a shudder of fear mixed into the wonder
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