ἘΚΠΛΗΞΕΙ, ἐκπληξει
EKPLĒXEI, ekplēxei
Sounds Like: ek-PLEEK-say
Translations: to astonishment, to amazement, to wonder, to terror, to dismay
From the root: ΕΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being struck out of one's senses, leading to astonishment, amazement, or even terror and dismay. It describes a powerful emotional reaction to something unexpected or overwhelming. In this dative form, it indicates the cause or means by which something happens, or the recipient of the action.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1611 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ.
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.
- ἘΚΠΛΗΞΕΩΣ — of astonishment, of amazement, of wonder, of awe
- ΕΚΠΛΗΞΙΣ — astonishment, amazement, awe, wonder, a wonder
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