Strong's Greek · G1605

G1605 ekplḗssō

ἐκπλήσσω

amaze, astonish

When ekplḗssō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to strike with astonishment

Derivation

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G4141 (πλήσσω);

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Mark 1:22

The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Matthew 19:25

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

Mark 6:2

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

Matthew 22:33

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

Matthew 7:28

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

Mark 10:26

They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”

Mark 11:18

When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Luke 2:48

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

Matthew 13:54

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

Mark 7:37

The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

When ekplḗssō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what ekplḗssō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Mark 1:22 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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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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