Strong G2298θαυμαστός
marvellous
- Transliteration
- thaumastos
- Pronunciation
- thow-mas-tos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G2296; wondered at that is (by implication) wonderful: - marvel (-lous).
Detailed definition
θαυμαστός, -ή, -όν
(θαυμάζω), [in LXX for פָּלָא and cogn. forms (Psa.118:22-23 119:129, Isa.25:1, al.), יָרֵא ni. (Exo.15:11, Psa.65:5, al.), אַדִּיר (Psa.8:1, 9 93:4), etc.;]
wonderful, marvellous: Mat.21:42 (LXX) Mrk.12:11, Jhn.9:30, 1Pe.2:9, Rev.15:1, 3.†
(AS)
(θαυμάζω), [in LXX for פָּלָא and cogn. forms (Psa.118:22-23 119:129, Isa.25:1, al.), יָרֵא ni. (Exo.15:11, Psa.65:5, al.), אַדִּיר (Psa.8:1, 9 93:4), etc.;]
wonderful, marvellous: Mat.21:42 (LXX) Mrk.12:11, Jhn.9:30, 1Pe.2:9, Rev.15:1, 3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2298 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- marvellous5
- marvel1
- thing1
First verses
- Matthew 21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- Mark 12:11This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- John 9:30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
- 2 Corinthians 11:14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
θαυμ-αστός,
Ionic dialect θωμ-, ή, όν, wonderful, marvellous, first in neuter as adverb, θαυμαστὸν γανόωντα [Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 10)]; ἔργα μεγάλα καὶ θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1 “Prooem.”; θ. καρπός [prev. author] 9.122)]; θ. λόχος γυναικῶν, of the Furies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 46; οὐδὲν τούτων θαυμαστὸν ἐμοί 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 191, etc.; ὃ πάντων -ότατον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 220a)]; θ. πλέγμα, in Medicine texts, the rete mirabile, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 5.196: with _accusative_, θαυμαστὴ τὸ κάλλος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 110c; πᾶσαν ἀρετήν [prev. author] “Lg.” 945e: with _genitive_, τῆς εὐσταθείας 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 14; τῆς ἐπιεικείας [prev. author] “Per.” 39: with _dative_, πλήθει [prev. author] “Caes.” 6; πλέοσι ἐσόμεθα θωμαστότεροι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.122; πρός τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.980d: followed by an _interrogative_, εἰ, etc., θαυμαστὸν ὅσον..)], Latin mirum quantum, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 150d, etc.; θαυμαστὸν ἡλίκον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.122; θαυμαστά γ᾽, εἰ.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 4.3)]; οὐδὲν θ., εἰ.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 279a, “R.” 390a; οὐ δὴ θ., εἰ.. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.23)]. adverb -τῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 633b; θαυμαστῶς ὡς σφόδρα [prev. author] “R.” 331a)]: neuter plural as adverb, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Smp.” 192b; θαυμαστὰ ὡς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 960, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 943.)]
II admirable, excellent, πατήρ, υἱός, ὄλβος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.71, 4.241, “N.” 9.45)]; ἁνὴρ γὰρ οὐ στενακτὸς.., ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις βροτῶν θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1665; iron., πράξας μὲν εὖ θ. ἂν γένοιτ᾽ ἀνήρ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 212)]; strange, absurd, θ. καὶ γελοῖα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 154b; θαυμαστὰ δρῶντες [prev. work] 151a)]; θαυμαστὰ ἐργάζεται behaves in an extraordinary way, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Smp.” 213d, compare θαυμάσιος 111; θαυμαστὸν ποιεῖς, ὅς.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.13; ὦ θαυμαστέ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 265a; ὦ θαυμαστότατοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.10.)]
III to be worshipped, οὐδείς μ᾽ ἀρέσκει νυκτὶ θαυμαστὸς θεῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 106.)]
Ionic dialect θωμ-, ή, όν, wonderful, marvellous, first in neuter as adverb, θαυμαστὸν γανόωντα [Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 10)]; ἔργα μεγάλα καὶ θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1 “Prooem.”; θ. καρπός [prev. author] 9.122)]; θ. λόχος γυναικῶν, of the Furies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 46; οὐδὲν τούτων θαυμαστὸν ἐμοί 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 191, etc.; ὃ πάντων -ότατον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 220a)]; θ. πλέγμα, in Medicine texts, the rete mirabile, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 5.196: with _accusative_, θαυμαστὴ τὸ κάλλος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 110c; πᾶσαν ἀρετήν [prev. author] “Lg.” 945e: with _genitive_, τῆς εὐσταθείας 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 14; τῆς ἐπιεικείας [prev. author] “Per.” 39: with _dative_, πλήθει [prev. author] “Caes.” 6; πλέοσι ἐσόμεθα θωμαστότεροι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.122; πρός τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.980d: followed by an _interrogative_, εἰ, etc., θαυμαστὸν ὅσον..)], Latin mirum quantum, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 150d, etc.; θαυμαστὸν ἡλίκον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.122; θαυμαστά γ᾽, εἰ.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 4.3)]; οὐδὲν θ., εἰ.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 279a, “R.” 390a; οὐ δὴ θ., εἰ.. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.23)]. adverb -τῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 633b; θαυμαστῶς ὡς σφόδρα [prev. author] “R.” 331a)]: neuter plural as adverb, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Smp.” 192b; θαυμαστὰ ὡς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 960, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 943.)]
II admirable, excellent, πατήρ, υἱός, ὄλβος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.71, 4.241, “N.” 9.45)]; ἁνὴρ γὰρ οὐ στενακτὸς.., ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις βροτῶν θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1665; iron., πράξας μὲν εὖ θ. ἂν γένοιτ᾽ ἀνήρ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 212)]; strange, absurd, θ. καὶ γελοῖα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 154b; θαυμαστὰ δρῶντες [prev. work] 151a)]; θαυμαστὰ ἐργάζεται behaves in an extraordinary way, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Smp.” 213d, compare θαυμάσιος 111; θαυμαστὸν ποιεῖς, ὅς.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.13; ὦ θαυμαστέ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 265a; ὦ θαυμαστότατοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.10.)]
III to be worshipped, οὐδείς μ᾽ ἀρέσκει νυκτὶ θαυμαστὸς θεῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 106.)]