Definition
θαμβέω, -ῶ
(θάμβος) [in LXX for בָּעַת ni., pi., etc. ;]
1. to be amazed.
2. In late Gk., to astonish, terrify (2 Samuel 22:5): pass., Mark 1:27; 10:32; before ἐπί with dative of thing(s), Mark 10:24.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Mark 1:27ἐθαμβήθησαν · were amazedAll 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!”
- Mark 10:24ἐθαμβοῦντο · were amazedAnd the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
- Mark 10:32ἐθαμβοῦντο · [The disciples] were amazedAs 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: