"astonishment, amazement, awe, Lk. 4:36; 5:9; Acts 3:10*"
Definition and meaning
astonishment, amazement, awe, Lk. 4:36; 5:9; Acts 3:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: θάμβος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of thambos (G2285) across the King James Bible.
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2285 (thambos) is a Greek word that means: astonishment, amazement, awe, Lk. 4:36; 5:9; Acts 3:10* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word thambos (G2285) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2285 is thambos, a Greek word defined as: astonishment, amazement, awe, Lk. 4:36; 5:9; Acts 3:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
thambos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.