ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ, ἐκπληξις
EKPLĒXIS, ekplēxis
Sounds Like: EK-plek-sis
Translations: astonishment, amazement, wonder, a shock, an astonishment, an amazement, a wonder, a shock
From the root: ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being struck with astonishment, amazement, or wonder, often due to something unexpected, overwhelming, or awe-inspiring. It can also denote a sudden shock or terror. It is typically used to describe a strong emotional reaction to an event or revelation.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1611 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 6:139
- Book 3 — 6:132
- Book 7 — 8:176
- Book 15 — 5:115, 8:274
- Book 19 — 1:127, 4:260
- Book 20 — 2:47
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 30:148
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΝ — astonishment, amazement, wonder, awe, an astonishment, an amazement, a wonder, an awe
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