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θαμβέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
θαμβέω
Greek transliteration: 
thambeō
Simplified transliteration: 
thambeo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐθάμβουν), -, -, -, -, ἐθαμβήθην ορ ἐθαμβώθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2284
GK Number: 
2501
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be amazed, astounded
Definition: 
to be astonished, amazed, awestruck, Mt. 1:27; 10:24, 32*

Greek-English Concordance for θαμβέω

Mark 1:27 All the people were amazed (ethambēthēsan | ἐθαμβήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), so that they asked among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching new with authority! He even gives orders to unclean spirits unclean He gives orders and they obey him.”
Mark 10:24 The disciples were shocked (ethambounto | ἐθαμβοῦντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) at his words. But Jesus, responding again, said to them, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!
Mark 10:32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. They were filled (ethambounto | ἐθαμβοῦντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) with awe, but those who followed behind were afraid. And taking the twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him: