ΜΕΓΕΘΟΥΣΘΑΥΜΑΣΑΙ, μεγεθουσθαυμασαι
MEGETHOUSTHAUMASAI, megethousthaumasai
Sounds Like: meh-GEH-thoo-s THAH-mah-sai
Translations: to wonder at the greatness, to admire the magnitude, to be amazed at the size
From the root: ΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ, ΘΑΥΜΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΜΕΓΕΘΟΥΣ' (megethous), the genitive singular of 'ΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ' (megethos), meaning 'greatness' or 'magnitude', and 'ΘΑΥΜΑΣΑΙ' (thaumasai), the aorist infinitive of 'ΘΑΥΜΑΖΩ' (thaumazo), meaning 'to wonder at' or 'to admire'. The combined word means 'to wonder at the greatness' or 'to admire the magnitude'. It describes the act of being astonished or impressed by the sheer size or importance of something.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G3172 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2296 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:16
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ, ΘΑΥΜΑΖΩ, appear in our texts.
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