What does ἔκστασις (ékstasis) mean in the Bible?
ἔκστασις (ékstasis): A mental state of being outside oneself, ranging from ecstatic trance to overwhelming amazement or shock.
Greek · G1611
ἔκστασις
Amazement
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ἔκστασιςG1611
Pronunciationékstasis
What does ἔκστασις (ékstasis) mean in the Bible?
ἔκστασις (ékstasis): A mental state of being outside oneself, ranging from ecstatic trance to overwhelming amazement or shock.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1611?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a trance (3), amazement (2), . . . (1), bewildered (1).
Where does ἔκστασις (ékstasis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Mark (2), Luke (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 Ita trance3×Acts 10:10, Acts 11:5, Acts 22:17
amazement2×Luke 5:26, Acts 3:10
. . .1×Mark 5:42
bewildered1×Mark 16:8
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:42ἐκστάσειto. . .Noun - Dative Feminine SingularMark 16:8ἔκστασιςtobewilderedNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 5:26ἔκστασιςtoamazementNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularActs 3:10ἐκστάσεωςtoamazementNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularActs 10:10ἔκστασιςtoa tranceNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularActs 11:5ἐκστάσειtoa tranceNoun - Dative Feminine SingularActs 22:17ἐκστάσειtoa tranceNoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:42
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Mark2Luke1Acts4
Source forms
ἐκστάσει3xekstaseiMark 5:42, Acts 11:5, Acts 22:17
ἔκστασις3xekstasisMark 16:8, Luke 5:26, Acts 10:10
ἐκστάσεως1xekstaseōsActs 3:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular3xMark 5:42, Acts 11:5, Acts 22:17
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular3xMark 16:8, Luke 5:26, Acts 10:10
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xActs 3:10
Evidence Summary
Presence
Greek word. A mental state of being outside oneself, ranging from ecstatic trance to overwhelming amazement or shock.
Strong'sG1611
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 22:17-21Source Gloss
amazement
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A mental state of being outside oneself, ranging from ecstatic trance to overwhelming amazement or shock.
(ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Gen.27:33, 1Ki.14:15, Eze.26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2Ch.14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ;]
1a displacement (Arist.).
2An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject passes out of his usual self-control (Hippocr.); in NT (Kennedy, Sources, 121 f.);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:42Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκστάσειekstasei
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseMark 16:8Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἔκστασις·ekstasiv
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseLuke 5:26Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἔκστασιςekstasiv
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseActs 3:10Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐκστάσεωςekstasewv
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseActs 10:10Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἔκστασις,ekstasiv
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseActs 11:5Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκστάσειekstasei
bewilderment, amazement
Read verseActs 22:17Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκστάσει,ekstasei
bewilderment, amazement
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternDative (3)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMark 16:8 · Luke 5:26 · Acts 10:103×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 3:101×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 5:42 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 22:173×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
A state of astonishment or visionary experience.
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἔκστασις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Marks the revelatory nature of Paul’s temple vision.Acts 22:17-21
Canonical Themes
Presence
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