ΠΑΡΕΚΣΤΑΣΙΣ, παρεκστασις
PAREKSTASIS, parekstasis
Sounds Like: par-ek-STA-sis
Translations: amazement, astonishment, trance, ecstasy, a trance, an ecstasy
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΚΣΤΑΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being beside oneself, often due to extreme emotion like fear or wonder, leading to a trance-like state or mental aberration. It describes a profound sense of astonishment or being overwhelmed, where one's normal mental state is altered. It can be used to describe someone who is so shocked or amazed that they are momentarily out of their senses.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:34
From the same root
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