Strong's Greek · G1839

ἐξίστημι

exístēmi

amaze, be (make) astonished, be beside self (selves), bewitch, wonder

Definition

to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane

Derivation

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Mark 5:42

Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.

Mark 6:51

Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

Acts 2:7

Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

Matthew 12:23

The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

Luke 2:47

And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

Acts 2:12

Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

Luke 24:22

Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

Mark 2:12

And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Luke 8:56

Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Mark 3:21

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

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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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