Strong's Greek · G2296

G2296 thaumázō

θαυμάζω

thou-mad'-zo

to marvel

Looking for Hebrew H2296 châgar? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2296. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

thaumázō appears 44 times in Scripture, including Matthew 8:10 and Mark 5:20. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to wonder; by implication, to admire

In the King James Version

admire, have in admiration, marvel, wonder

Derivation

from G2295 (θαῦμα);

Appears 44 times in Scripture

Matthew 21:20

“When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?””

Matthew 9:33

“And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!””

Matthew 8:10

“When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.”

Mark 5:20

“So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.”

Matthew 15:31

“The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.”

Mark 6:6

“And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.”

Mark 15:5

“But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.”

Matthew 22:22

“And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.”

Matthew 27:14

“But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.”

Mark 15:44

“Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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