ΘΑΜΒΕΙΣΘΑΙ, θαμβεισθαι
THAMBEISTHAI, thambeisthai
Sounds Like: tham-BEH-sthai
Translations: to be amazed, to be astonished, to be awestruck, to be terrified, to be struck with wonder, to be struck with terror
From the root: ΘΑΜΒΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb in the middle/passive infinitive form. It describes the state of being overwhelmed by a strong emotion, such as wonder, astonishment, or fear. It implies a sudden and profound impact on one's senses or mind, often leading to a state of speechlessness or paralysis. It can be used to describe someone's reaction to a miraculous event, a shocking revelation, or a terrifying sight.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2285 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 7:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΑΜΒΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΘΑΜΒΗΘΗ — was amazed, was astonished, was astounded, was awestruck
- ἘΘΑΜΒΗΘΗΝ — I was amazed, I was astonished, I was awestruck, I was terrified
- ἘΘΑΜΒΗΣΑΝ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ἘΘΑΜΒΗΣΕΝ — he was amazed, he was astonished, he was astounded, he was perplexed, he was awestruck
- ἘΘΑΜΒΟΥΝΤΟ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ΕΘΑΜΒΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded, they were utterly amazed, they were utterly astonished
- ΕΘΑΜΒΟΥΝΤΟ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ΘΑΜΒΕΩ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be awestruck, to marvel, to be terrified
- ΘΑΜΒΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being amazed, being astonished, being terrified, amazed, astonished, terrified
- ΘΑΜΒΟΥΝΤΟ — they were amazed, they were astonished, they were astounded
- ΘΑΜΩΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be amazed, to be astonished, to be awestruck, to be terrified, to be struck with wonder
- ΤΕΘΑΜΒΗΚΟΤΑΣ — amazed, astonished, astounded, awestruck
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