ἘΞΕΣΤΩΣ, ἐξεστως
EXESTŌS, exestōs
Sounds Like: eks-ES-tos
Translations: having been amazed, being amazed, having been astonished, being astonished, having been beside oneself, being beside oneself, having been out of one's mind, being out of one's mind
From the root: ἘΞΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a perfect active participle derived from the verb ἐξίστημι (exístēmi). It describes a state of being 'beside oneself,' indicating extreme astonishment, amazement, or even mental disorientation. It implies a departure from one's normal state of mind due to overwhelming emotion or an extraordinary event. It can be used to describe someone who is so amazed that they are 'out of their mind' or 'ecstatic'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Perfect Active Participle
Strong’s number: G1839 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judges — 4:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΞΙΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΚΣΤΗΣ — one who is amazed, one who is beside himself, one who is astonished, one who is out of his mind
- ἘΚΣΤΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be astonished, will be amazed, will be beside oneself, will be out of one's mind, will be astounded
- ἘΚΣΤΗΣΩ — I will amaze, I will astonish, I will terrify, I will put out of place, I will displace, I will make to stand out
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