ἘΚΠΛΗΤΤΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐκπληττεσθαι
EKPLĒTTESTHAI, ekplēttesthai
Sounds Like: ek-PLEES-ses-thai
Translations: to be astonished, to be amazed, to be astounded, to be struck with amazement
From the root: ΕΚΠΛΗΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐκ' (out of, from) and 'πλήσσω' (to strike, to smite). It means to be struck out of one's senses, or to be utterly overwhelmed by something, leading to astonishment or amazement. It describes a strong emotional reaction to something surprising or extraordinary, often implying a sense of wonder or shock. It is typically used to describe the effect an event or teaching has on a person, causing them to be deeply impressed or dumbfounded.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1607 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:196
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 4:56
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 7:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΠΛΗΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΠΕΠΛΗΓΜΕΘΑ — we are utterly astonished, we are amazed, we are astounded, we are struck with amazement
- ἘΚΠΕΠΛΗΓΜΕΝΟΣ — astonished, amazed, struck with amazement, utterly astounded, being astonished, having been astonished
- ἘΚΠΕΠΛΗΚΤΟ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be struck with amazement
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΕΙΗ — be amazed, be astonished, be astounded, be struck with wonder
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΕΙΣ — amazed, astonished, astounded, struck with amazement, struck with astonishment
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΕΝ — astonished, amazed, astounded, struck with amazement, being astonished, having been astonished
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΕΝΤΑ — having been astonished, being amazed, astounded, struck with amazement, utterly astonished
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΕΝΤΕΣ — being astonished, having been astonished, being amazed, having been amazed, being utterly astounded, having been utterly astounded
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΗΝΑΙ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be struck with wonder, to be utterly astounded
- ἘΚΠΛΑΓΗΣ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be struck with wonder
- ἘΚΠΛΕΞΑΙ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be struck with wonder, to be astounded
- ἘΚΠΛΗΞΑΙ — to strike out, to amaze, to astonish, to astound, to be struck with amazement
- ἘΚΠΛΗΞΑΣ — astonishing, astounding, striking with amazement, terrifying, throwing into consternation
- ἘΚΠΛΗΣΑΙ — to strike out, to amaze, to astonish, to astound, to be amazed, to be astonished
- ἘΚΠΛΗΣΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be astonished, to be amazed, to be astounded, to be struck with amazement
- ἘΚΠΛΗΣΣΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being astonished, being amazed, being astounded, being struck with amazement
- ἘΚΠΛΗΣΣΩΝ — astonishing, astounding, amazing, striking with amazement, causing to be amazed
- ἘΚΠΛΗΤΤΕΤΑΙΤΟΝ — he is astonished, she is astonished, it is astonished, he is amazed, she is amazed, it is amazed
- ἘΞΕΠΕΠΛΗΚΤΟ — was astonished, was amazed, was astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΑΓΗ — was astonished, was amazed, was astounded, was struck with amazement
- ἘΞΕΠΛΑΓΗΣΑΝ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΞΕ — he astonished, he amazed, he struck with amazement, he astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΞΕΝ — astonished, amazed, struck with amazement, astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΣΣΕΤΟ — was astonished, was amazed, was astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΣΣΟΝΤΟ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΤΤΕ — was amazing, was astonishing, was striking with wonder, was astounding
- ἘΞΕΠΛΗΤΤΟΝ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were struck with wonder
- ΕΚΠΛΑΓΕΙΣ — amazed, astonished, astounded, struck with amazement, struck with astonishment
- ΕΚΠΛΑΓΕΝΤΕΣ — astonished, amazed, struck with amazement, utterly astounded
- ΕΚΠΛΑΓΗΣ — you were astonished, you were amazed, you were astounded
- ΕΚΠΛΑΓΩΣΙ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ΕΚΠΛΗΚΤΟΣ — astonished, amazed, astounded, struck with amazement, an astonished person, an amazed person
- ΕΚΠΛΗΣΣΕΣΘΕ — you are amazed, you are astonished, be amazed, be astonished
- ΕΚΠΛΗΣΣΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being astonished, being amazed, being struck with amazement, being overwhelmed
- ΕΚΠΛΗΣΣΩ — to strike out, to astonish, to amaze, to astound, to be amazed, to be astonished
- ΕΞΕΠΛΑΓΗΣΑΝ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded
- ΕΞΕΠΛΗΞΕΝ — he was astonished, he was amazed, he was astounded, he struck with amazement
- ΕΞΕΠΛΗΣΣΟΝΤΟ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded
- ΕΞΕΠΛΗΣΣΟΤΟ — he was astonished, he was amazed, he was astounded, he was struck with amazement
- ΕΞΕΠΛΗΤΤΟΝΤΟ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded
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