Greek verb · G1605
ἐκπλήσσω
ekplessoek-place'-so
prop.; to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ekplḗssō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1605is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1605
to strike with astonishment
The King James renders it: amaze, astonish.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ekplesso is rendered "prop.; to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Five of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
Matthew 7:28ἐξεπλήσσοντο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop., and to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop.to strike out, drive away. | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, |
| to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonishpass., Mat.13:54 19:25, Mrk.6:2 7:37 10:26, Luk.2:48; before ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Mat.7:28 22:33, Mrk.1:22 11:18, Luk.4:32... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐκπλέω | ekpleo | to sail out/away | Uses3 |
| ἐκπληρόω | ekpleroo | to fulfill | Uses1 |
| ἐκπλήρωσις | ekplerosis | fulfillment | Uses1 |
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐξεπλήσσοντο9
- ἐκπλήσσεσθαι1
- ἐκπλησσόμενος1
- ἐξεπλάγησαν1
- ἐξεπλήσσετο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person plural9V-IPI-3P
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-2API-3P
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PPN
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PPP-NSM
Matthew
four uses
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were astonished
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- ἐκπλήσσεσθαιekplessesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be astonished
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were astonished
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were astonished
Mark
five uses
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were astonished
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
- ἐξεπλήσσετοexeplessetoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was astonished
Luke
three uses
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
- ἐξεπλάγησανexeplagesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
- ἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplessontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were astonished
Acts
one use
When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
- ἐκπλησσόμενοςekplessomenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being astonished
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.