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ἔκστασις

ekstasisamazementHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences3 books7 verses

Definition

ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ

(ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Genesis 27:33, 1 Samuel 14:15, Ezekiel 26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2 Chronicles 14:14; 17:10; 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ;]

1. a displacement (Arist.).

2. An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject passes out of his usual self-control (Hippocr.); in NT (Kennedy, Sources, 121 f.);

(a) a trance: Acts 10:10; 11:5; 22:17;

(b) amazement: Mark 5:42; 16:8, Luke 5:26, Acts 3:19.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔκστασις:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Mark 5:42ἐκστάσει
    Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
  2. Mark 16:8ἔκστασις · bewildered
    So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
  3. Luke 5:26ἔκστασις · amazement
    Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
  4. Acts 3:10ἐκστάσεως · amazement
    …they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
  5. Acts 10:10ἔκστασις · a trance
    He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
  6. Acts 11:5ἐκστάσει · a trance
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
  7. Acts 22:17ἐκστάσει · a trance
    Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance