ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣἘΜΠΙΠΤΕΙ, ἐκπληξισἐμπιπτει
EKPLĒXISEMPIPTEI, ekplēxisempiptei
Sounds Like: ek-PLEEK-sees EM-pip-tee
Translations: astonishment falls upon, amazement falls upon, shock falls upon, terror falls upon
From the root: ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ, ἘΜΠΙΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the noun 'ἐκπληξις' (ekplēxis), meaning 'astonishment' or 'shock', and the verb 'ἐμπίπτει' (empiptō), meaning 'falls upon' or 'attacks'. Together, the phrase describes a state where astonishment, shock, or terror suddenly comes over someone or something. It signifies being overwhelmed by a powerful emotion.
Inflection: ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ: Singular, Nominative, Feminine; ἘΜΠΙΠΤΕΙ: 3rd Person Singular, Present Active Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G1611 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1706 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:21
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ, ἘΜΠΙΠΤΩ, appear in our texts.
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