Quick Definition
ἐκθαμβέομαι v. I am greatly astonished
Strong's Definition
from 1569; to astonish utterly
KJV Usage: affright, greatly (sore) amaze
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | θαμβέομαι
25.210 · (ἐκθαμβέομαι) · Attitudes and Emotions · Surprise, Astonish
to be amazed, to be astounded, to be alarmed to be greatly astounded, with either positive or negative reactions In the meaning of ‘alarmed,’ ἐκθαμβέομαι may often be rendered simply as ‘to be afraid.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-θαμβέω, -ῶ: Pass., [pres. ἐκθαμβοῦμαι]; 1 aor. ἐξεθαμβήθην ; (ἔκθαμβος, α. v-) ; 1. trans. to throw into amazement or terror; to alarm thoroughly, to terrify: Sir. xxx. 9; [Job xxxiii. 7 Aq., Compl. ]. 2. intrans. to be struck with amazement; to be thoroughly amazed, astounded; in Grk. writ. once, Orph. Arg. 1217. In the N. T. only in the pass. and by Mark: to be amazed, for joy at the unexpected coming of Christ, ix. 15; to be struck with terror, xvi. 5 sq.; joined with ἀδημονεῖν, xiv. 33.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐκθαμβέω ekthambeō 4x
pass., to be amazed, astonished, awe-struck, Mk. 9:15; 14:33; 16:5, 6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
**† ἐκ-θαμβέω, -ῶ
(< ἔκθαμβος), [in LXX: Si 30:9 * ;]
to be amazed.
to amaze, terrify (Si 30:9). Pass., to be amazed, terrified: Mk 9:15 14:33 16:5, 6.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐκθαμβέω. P Grenf I. 5318 (iv/A.D.) (= Chrest. I. Ρ. 1.56) γράφει] δὲ ἡμῖν ds ἐχθαμβῶν (/. ἐκθαμβῶν) ἡμᾶς. » ἐκκλείω
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐκθαμβέω (ekthambeō) — be awe-struck. ἐκθαμβ-έω, to be amazed, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
II. transitive, amaze, astonish, [LXX]:—passive, [NT+2nd c.AD+]