Strong's Greek · G1568

ἐκθαμβέω

ekthambéō

affright, greatly (sore) amaze

Definition

to astonish utterly

Derivation

from G1569 (ἔκθαμβος);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Mark 14:33

He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

Mark 16:6

But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

Mark 9:15

As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.

Mark 16:5

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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