What does ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō): Astonishment from being overwhelmed by something extraordinary, distinct from fear or trembling
Greek · G1605
ἐκπλήσσω
To strike with astonishment
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ἐκπλήσσω G1605
Pronunciation ekplḗssō
What does ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō): Astonishment from being overwhelmed by something extraordinary, distinct from fear or trembling
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1605?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they were astonished (3), were astonished (3), [The people] were astonished (1), [The people] were utterly astonished (1), astonished (1).
Where does ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (5), Matthew (4), Luke (3), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It they were astonished 3× Matthew 22:33, Luke 2:48, Luke 4:32
were astonished 3× Matthew 7:28, Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:2
[The people] were astonished 1× Mark 1:22
[The people] were utterly astonished 1× Mark 7:37
astonished 1× Matthew 19:25
for he was astonished 1× Acts 13:12
they were all astonished 1× Luke 9:43
They were even more astonished 1× Mark 10:26
was astonished 1× Mark 11:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:28 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to were astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 13:54 ἐκπλήσσεσθαι to were astonished Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Matthew 19:25 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 22:33 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to they were astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 1:22 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to [The people] were astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 6:2 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to were astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 7:37 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to [The people] were utterly astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 10:26 ἐξεπλήσσοντο to They were even more astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 11:18 ἐξεπλήσσετο to was astonished Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 2:48 ἐξεπλάγησαν to they were astonished Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:28
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 4
Matthew 4 Mark 5 Luke 3 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐξεπλήσσοντο 8x exeplēssonto Matthew 7:28, Matthew 19:25, Matthew 22:33, Mark 1:22
ἐκπλήσσεσθαι 1x ekplēssesthai Matthew 13:54
ἐκπλησσόμενος 1x ekplēssomenos Acts 13:12
ἐξεπλάγησαν 1x exeplagēsan Luke 2:48
ἐξεπλήσσετο 1x exeplēsseto Mark 11:18
Ἐξεπλήσσοντο 1x Exeplēssonto Luke 9:43
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 9x Matthew 7:28, Matthew 19:25, Matthew 22:33, Mark 1:22
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 2:48
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 11:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Matthew 13:54
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Astonishment from being overwhelmed by something extraordinary, distinct from fear or trembling
Source Gloss
to strike with astonishment
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:28 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Matthew 13:54 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἐκπλήττεσθαι ekplhttesqai
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Matthew 19:25 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Matthew 22:33 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Mark 1:22 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Mark 6:2 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο, exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Mark 7:37 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο, exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Mark 10:26 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο, exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Mark 11:18 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσετο exeplhsseto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Luke 2:48 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλάγησαν· exeplaghsan
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Luke 4:32 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Luke 9:43 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplhssonto
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verse Acts 13:12 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκπλησσόμενος ekplhssomenov
I am thunderstruck, astounded
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 10 present 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 13
Mood
indicative 11 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:28 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Matthew 13:54 ἐκπλήσσεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:25 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Matthew 22:33 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 1:22 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 6:2 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 7:37 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 10:26 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 11:18 ἐξεπλήσσετο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 2:48 ἐξεπλάγησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 4:32 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 9:43 ἐξεπλήσσοντο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 13:12 ἐκπλησσόμενος present passive participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain