Quick Definition
θαυμάζω v. I wonder, admire
Strong's Definition
from 2295; to wonder; by implication, to admire
KJV Usage: admire, have in admiration, marvel, wonder
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | θαυμάζω
25.214 · Attitudes and Emotions · Surprise, Astonish
to be very amazed to wonder greatly or to be very much amazed
verb | ἐκθαυμάζω · θαῦμα · θαυμάσιος · θαυμαστός
25.213 · Attitudes and Emotions · Surprise, Astonish
to wonder, to be amazed, to marvel (whether the reaction is favorable or unfavorable depends on the context) (derivative of θαῦμα[a] ‘wonder, amazement,’ 25.212) to wonder or marvel at some event or object
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33.365 · Communication · Flatter
Collocation: θαυμάζω πρόσωπον
to flatter (an idiom, literally: to admire the face) to praise someone, normally in an exaggerated or false manner and with insincere purpose
1 It is not possible to determine precisely the context from which this idiom is derived, but it would appear that the meaning to flatter is probably the most satisfactory.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θαυμάζω ; impf. ἐθαύμαζον ; fut. θαυμάσομαι (Rev. xvii. 8 RGT Tr, a form far more com. in the best Grk. writ. also than θαυμάσω ; cf. Kriiger § 40 s.v.; Kihner ὃ 343 s.v.; [Veitch s. v.]) ; 1 aor. ἐθαύμασα ; 1 aor. pass. ἐθαυμάσθην in a mid. sense (Rey. xiii. 3 R
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
θαυμάζω thaumazō 43x
to admire, regard with admiration, wonder at, Lk. 7:9; Acts 7:31; to reverence, adore, 2 Thess. 1:10; absol. to wonder, be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, Mt. 8:10; Lk. 4:22
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
θαυμάζω,
[in LXX for נשׂא, etc.;]
to marvel, wonder, wonder at: absol., Mt 8:10, 27 9:33 15:31 21:20 22:22 27:14, Mk 5:20 15:5, Lk 1:21 (R, txt.; ICC, in l., but v. infr.), Lk 1:63 8:25 11:14 24:41, Jo 5:20 7:15, Ac 2:7 4:13 13:41, Re 17:7, 8; c. acc pers., Lk 7:9; c. acc. rei, Lk 24:12 (WH, R, mg. om.), Jo 5:28, Ac 7:31; θαῦμα μέγα, Re 17:6; πρόσωπον (LXX for נָשָׂא פָּנִים, De 10:17, al.), Ju 16; seq. διά, c. acc., Mk 6:6, Jo 7:21; seq. ἐν, c. dat. obj., Lk 1:21 (? R, mg., but v. supr); seq. ἐπί, c. dat. rei, Lk 2:33 4:22 9:43 20:26, Ac 3:12; περί, Lk 2:18; ὀπίσω, Re 13:3; ὅτι, Lk 11:38, Jo 3:7 4:27, Ga 1:6; εἰ, Mk 15:44, I Jo 3:13. Pass. (Si 38:3, Wi 8:11): seq. ἐν, c. dat. pers., II Th 1:10 (cf. ἐκ-θαυμάζω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
θαυμάζω. For exx. of this verb denoting incredulous surprise, as in Jn 37 a/., see P Oxy ΠῚ. 471° (ii/A.D.) π]ροσθήσω τι κύριε περ[ὶ ov] (cf. Lk 218) θαυμάσεις οἶμαι kal ἀπι[στήσΊεις, “1 will add a fact, my lord, which will, I expect, excite your wonder and disbelief’’ (Edd.), 7d. I. 123° (iii/iv A.D.) πάνν θαυpalo, υἱέ pov, μέχρις σήμερον γράμματά σου οὐκ ἔλαβον, “ΕἼ have been much surprised, my son, at not receiving hitherto a letter from you’’ (Edd.). For the astonishment , bea of admiratio cf. P Giss I. 47° (time of Hadrian) ὡς καὶ [ὑἹπὸ πάντων τῶν ἰδόντων θαυμασθῆναι, with reference to certain goods that had been purchased, and from the inscrr. Preisigke 1799 (from the walls of the Kings’ graves at Thebes) Βησᾶς ἰδὼν ἐθαύμασα, 2. 1802 TIvpos ἐθαύμασα, al, For θαυμάζω followed by εἰ, as in Mk 15" (cf. 1 Jn 3'%), see P Hib 1. 159 (c. B.C. 265) θαυμάζω οὖν εἰ πιστεύεις (so after ἀπιστεύσας in P Oxy II. 237Y-°—a.p. 186), and by πῶς, P Oxy I. 11329 (ii/A.D.) θαυμάζω πῶς οὐκ ἐδικαίωσας, “ΕἸ wonder that you did not see your way” (Edd.), P Ryl Il. 2358 (ii/a.p.) ἐθ[αὐἹμασε (7. -ασα) δὲ πῶς. . οὐκ ἐδήλωσάς μοι περὶ τῆς εὐρωστίας σου, “I was surprised that you did not inform me of your good health” (Edd.), BGU IV. 1041? (ii/a.D.) θαυμάζω [οὖν] πῶς οὐκ ἔγραψάς μίοι ἐπιστολήν. MGr θαυμάζω, θαυμάζομαι, θιαμάζω, θαμαστῶ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
θαυμάζω (thaumazō) — to marvel. θαυμ-άζω, Ionic dialect θωμ-, Attic dialect future θαυμάσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect θαυμάσσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] is variant for{-σαιτε}, [Refs]: aorist ἐθαύμασα [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc., Epic dialect θαύμασα [Refs]: perfect τεθαύμακα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]aorist 1 ἐθαυμασάμην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἂν θαυμας ώμεθα (to be read -σαίμεθα) [Refs 5th c.AD+]; θαυμάσαιτο variant in [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, future -ασθήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐθαυμάσθην [Refs]: perfect τεθαύμασμαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
1. absolutely, wonder, marvel, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. with accusative, marvel at, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ὡς τέρας θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ παρὼν -άζεται I wonder why he is not present, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. b honour, admire, worship, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μηδὲν θ., Latin nil admirari, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; technically, of the attendance of small birds on the owl, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; θ. πρόσωπον to show respect to a person, i.e. comply with their request, [LXX]; θ. τινά τινος for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be admired, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς ὁμοίως τεθαυμασμένους [ποιητάς] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ εἰκότα θ. to receive proper marks of respect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. c say with astonishment, ἵνα μηδεὶς.. εἶτα τότ᾽ οὐκ ἔλεγες ταῦτα..; θαυμάζῃ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. with genitive, wonder at, marvel at, τούτου (conjecture for τοῦτο) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, ὃ δ᾽ ἐθαύμασά σου λέγοντος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. τί τινος to wonder at a thing in a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. rarely with dative of things, to wonder at, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
5. followed by Preps., τὰ -όμενα περί τινος [LXX+5th c.BC+]
6. frequently followed by an interrogative sentence, θαυμάζομεν οἷον ἐτύχθη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θ. ὅτι I wonder at the fact that.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but more commonly, θ. εἰ.. I wonder if.. , as a more polite way of saying I wonder that.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θαύμαζον ἀκούων, εἰ σὺ μὴ εἴης.., Latin mirum ni.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+] —This construction is frequently combined with one or other of the {θαῦμα}.
6. b with accusative, θαύμαζ᾽ Ἀχιλῆα, ὅσσος ἔην οἷός τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Τηλέμαχον θαύμαζον, ὃ θαρσαλέως ἀγόρευε they marvelled at Telemachus, that he spake so boldly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ δὲ θαυμάζεσκον (Ionic dialect imperfect), ὡς.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: sometimes without a connective, ἀλλὰ τὸ θαυμάζω· ἴδον.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: sometimes with infinitive, θαυμάζομεν Ἕκτορα δῖον, αἰχμητὴν ἔμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
6. c with genitive, θ. τινός, ἥντινα γνώμην ἔχων κτλ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. τῶν δυναστευόντων εἰ ἡγοῦνται I wonder at men in power supposing, [Refs]; ὑμῶν θ. εἰ μὴ βοηθήσετε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
7. with accusative et infinitive, πενθεῖν οὔ σε θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a genitive, θαυμάζω δέ σου.. κυρεῖν λέγουσαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]