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Greek verb · G2296

θαυμάζω

thaumazothou-mad'-zo

to marvel

43 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: thaumázō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2296is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 21
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G2296

to wonder; by implication, to admire

The King James renders it: admire, have in admiration, marvel, wonder.

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

thaumazo is rendered "to marvel". It stands 43 times in the Greek text, across ten books.

  • Thirteen of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-one different ways.

The first use

When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

Matthew 8:10ἐθαύμασεν

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Thirteen of the word's forty-three uses are in Luke.

The other 17 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • marveled7
  • they marveled4
  • were marveling3
  • to amaze2
  • amazement1
  • did you marvel1
  • do be surprised1
  • do marvel1
  • do wonder1
  • flattering1
  • having marveled1
  • He was marveling1

and 19 more, 43 uses in all

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.

θαυμαστόςthaumastosmarvellousUses6
θαῦμαthaumamarvelUses2
θαυμάσιοςthaumasiosmarvelousUses1

All 43, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

21 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

  • ἐθαύμασαν8
  • ἐθαύμαζον6
  • ἐθαύμασεν4
  • θαυμάζετε4
  • ἐθαύμαζεν2
  • θαυμάζειν2
  • θαυμάζοντες2
  • θαυμαζόντων2
  • ἐθαύμαζον.¶1
  • ἐθαύμασα1
  • ἐθαύμασας1
  • ἐθαυμάσθη1

and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural8V-AAI-3P
  • verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural7V-IAI-3P
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-AAI-3S
  • verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-IAI-3S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PAI-2P
  • verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural2V-PAM-2P
  • verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
  • verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2V-PAP-GPM
  • verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-AAI-2S
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P

Matthew

seven uses
  • When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

    Matthew 8:10

    • ἐθαύμασενethaumasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: marveled
  • The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

    Matthew 8:27

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: marveled
  • And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

    Matthew 9:33

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: marveled
  • The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

    Matthew 15:31

    • θαυμάσαιthaumasaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to marvel
  • When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

    Matthew 21:20

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: marveled
  • And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

    Matthew 22:22

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they marveled
  • But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

    Matthew 27:14

    • θαυμάζεινthaumazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to amaze

Mark

four uses
  • So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

    Mark 5:20

    • ἐθαύμαζον.¶ethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were marveling
  • And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

    Mark 6:6

    • ἐθαύμαζενethaumazenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was marveling
  • But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

    Mark 15:5

    • θαυμάζεινthaumazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to amaze
  • Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

    Mark 15:44

    • ἐθαύμασενethaumasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: wondered

Luke

thirteen uses
  • Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

    Luke 1:21

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were wondering
  • Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

    Luke 1:63

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they marveled
  • And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

    Luke 2:18

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they marveled
  • The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

    Luke 2:33

    • θαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: marveling
  • All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

    Luke 4:22

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were marveling
  • When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

    Luke 7:9

    • ἐθαύμασενethaumasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: marveled at
  • “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

    Luke 8:25

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they marveled
  • 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,

    Luke 9:43

    • θαυμαζόντωνthaumazontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: wondering
  • One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

    Luke 11:14

    • ἐθαύμασανethaumasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: marveled
  • But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

    Luke 11:38

    • ἐθαύμασενethaumasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: marveled
  • And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

    Luke 20:26

    • θαυμάσαντεςthaumasantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having marveled
  • Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

    Luke 24:12

    • θαυμάζωνthaumazonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: wondering at
  • While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

    Luke 24:41

    • θαυμαζόντωνthaumazontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: amazement

John

six uses
  • Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

    John 3:7

    • θαυμάσῃςthaumasesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: may do wonder
  • Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

    John 4:27

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were amazed
  • The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

    John 5:20

    • θαυμάζητεthaumazeteverb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may marvel
  • Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

    John 5:28

    • θαυμάζετεthaumazeteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do marvel
  • The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”

    John 7:15

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were marveling
  • Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

    John 7:21

    • θαυμάζετεthaumazeteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you marvel

Acts

five uses
  • Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

    Acts 2:7

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were marveling
  • And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

    Acts 3:12

    • θαυμάζετεthaumazeteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: wonder you
  • When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

    Acts 4:13

    • ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were astonished
  • When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:

    Acts 7:31

    • ἐθαύμαζενethaumazenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was marvelling at
  • ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

    Acts 13:41

    • θαυμάσατεthaumasateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do wonder

Galatians

one use
  • I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

    Galatians 1:6

    • Θαυμάζωthaumazoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am astonished

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

    2 Thessalonians 1:10

    • θαυμασθῆναιthaumasthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be marveled at

1 John

one use
  • So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

    1 John 3:13

    • θαυμάζετεthaumazeteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be surprised

Jude

one use
  • These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

    Jude 1:16

    • θαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: flattering

Revelation

four uses
  • One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.

    Revelation 13:3

    • ἐθαυμάσθηethaumastheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: marveled
  • I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

    Revelation 17:6

    • ἐθαύμασαethaumasaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I marveled
  • “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

    Revelation 17:7

    • ἐθαύμασαςethaumasasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: did you marvel
  • The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

    Revelation 17:8

    • θαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthesontaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will be 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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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