Strong's Lexicon
ekpléssó: To astonish, to amaze, to be struck with amazement.
Original Word:ἐκπλήσσω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:ekpléssó
Pronunciation:ek-PLAYS-so
Phonetic Spelling:(ek-place'-so)
Definition:To astonish, to amaze, to be struck with amazement.
Meaning:I strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish.
Word Origin:From the Greek preposition "ἐκ" (ek, meaning "out of") and "πλήσσω" (plesso, meaning "to strike" or "to smite").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ekpléssó," the concept of astonishment or amazement can be found in Hebrew words like "תַּמָּה" (tamah, Strong's H8539) and "שָׁמַם" (shamem, Strong's H8074), which convey a sense of wonder or desolation.
Usage:The verb "ekpléssó" is used in the New Testament to describe a reaction of being struck with amazement or astonishment, often in response to a miraculous event, profound teaching, or an unexpected revelation. It conveys a sense of being overwhelmed by something extraordinary or beyond ordinary comprehension.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, public speaking and teaching were highly valued, and a teacher's ability to astonish or captivate an audience was considered a mark of authority and wisdom. The use of "ekpléssó" in the New Testament often highlights the divine authority and wisdom of Jesus, whose teachings and miracles left witnesses in awe, challenging their understanding and expectations.
HELPS Word-studies
1605ekplḗssō (from1537/ek, "whollyout," intensifying4141/plḗssō, "to strike") – properly, "strike out of one's senses" (BAGD), i.e. with theoutcome of being utterly amazed (dumbfounded) or left "at a loss" from witnessing theincredible (causing the viewer togape in astonishment).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
ek and
pléssóDefinitionto strike out, hence to strike with panic, to amaze
NASB Translationamazed (5), astonished (8).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1605: ἐκπλήσσωἐκπλήσσω,
ἐκπλήττω: passive (present
ἐκπλήσσομαι or
ἐκπλήττομαι (so
RGMatthew 13:54;
TrWHActs 13:12)); imperfect
ἐξεπλησσομην; 2 aorist
ἐξεπλάγην; common in Greek from
Homer down; properly,
to strike out, expel by a blow, drive out or away; to cast off by a blow, to drive out; commonly,
to strike one out of self-possession, to strike with panic, shock, astonish; passive
to be struck with astonishment, astonished, amazed; absolutely:
Matthew 13:54;
Matthew 19:25;
Mark 6:2;
Mark 10:26;
Luke 2:48; used of the glad amazement of the wondering people,
Mark 7:37;
ἐπίτῇδιδαχή,
Matthew 7:28;
Matthew 22:33;
Mark 1:22;
Mark 11:18;
Luke 4:32;
Acts 13:12; (
ἐπίτῇμεγαλειότητι,
Luke 9:43), (
ἐπίτῷκάλλει,
Xenophon, Cyril 1, 4, 27;
ἐπίτῇθεά,
Aelian v. h. 12, 41; (
Winer's Grammar, § 33, b.); by the Greeks also with simple dative and with accusative of the thing, as Wis. 13:4; 2 Macc. 7:12). (Synonym: see
φοβέω, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
amaze, astonish.Fromek andplesso; to strike with astonishment -- amaze, astonish.
see GREEKek
see GREEKplesso
Forms and Transliterations
εκπλαγής εκπλησσεσθαι ἐκπλήσσεσθαι εκπλησσόμενος ἐκπλησσόμενος εκπλήττεσθαι εκπληττομενος ἐκπληττόμενος εκπλυνεί εξεπλαγησαν εξεπλάγησαν ἐξεπλάγησαν εξεπλησσετο εξεπλήσσετο ἐξεπλήσσετο εξεπλησσοντο εξεπλήσσοντο ἐξεπλήσσοντο ekplessesthai ekplēssesthai ekplḗssesthai ekplessomenos ekplessómenos ekplēssomenos ekplēssómenos exeplagesan exeplagēsan exeplágesan exeplágēsan exeplesseto exeplēsseto exeplḗsseto exeplessonto exeplēssonto exeplḗssontoLinks
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