Strong's Lexicon
thauma: Wonder, Marvel
Original Word:θαῦμα
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:thauma
Pronunciation:THOW-mah
Phonetic Spelling:(thos'-mah)
Definition:Wonder, Marvel
Meaning:(a) concr: a marvel, wonder, (b) abstr: wonder, amazement.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb θαυμάζω (thaumazō), meaning "to wonder" or "to marvel."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of wonder or marvel is מוֹפֵת (mopheth), Strong's Hebrew #4159, which refers to a sign or miracle that demonstrates God's power.
Usage:In the New Testament, "thauma" is used to describe something that causes amazement or astonishment. It often refers to miraculous events or phenomena that elicit a sense of wonder due to their extraordinary nature. The term underscores the divine power and authority behind such occurrences, prompting observers to marvel at God's work.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, wonders and marvels were often associated with the divine or supernatural. People of that era were accustomed to attributing unexplainable events to the actions of gods or divine beings. In the context of the New Testament, "thauma" reflects the Jewish understanding of miracles as signs of God's intervention in the world, affirming His sovereignty and power.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2295thaúma – a wonder, evoking "emotional" astonishment (gaping) at the marvel, i.e. performed to powerfully strike the viewerpersonally (uniquely, individually).See 2296 (thaumázō).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originakin to
theaomaiDefinitiona wonder
NASB Translationgreatly* (1), wonder (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2295: θαῦμαθαῦμα,
θαυματός,
τό (
ΘΑΟΜΑΙ (to wonder at), to gaze at, cf. Alexander
Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 114 under the word; Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 196;
Curtius, § 308);
1.a wonderful thing, a marvel:2 Corinthians 11:14LTTrWH.
2.wonder:θαυμάζεινθαῦμαμέγα (cf.Winers Grammar, § 32, 2; (Buttmann, § 131, 5)), to wonder (with great wonder i. e.) exceedingly,Revelation 17:6. (In both senses in Greek writings fromHomer down; theSept.Job 17:8;Job 18:20.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
admiration.
Apparently from a form oftheaomai; wonder (properly concrete; but by implication, abstract) -- admiration.
see GREEKtheaomai
Forms and Transliterations
θαυμα θαύμα θαῦμα thauma thaûma
Links
Interlinear Greek •
Interlinear Hebrew •
Strong's Numbers •
Englishman's Greek Concordance •
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •
Parallel Texts
