What does θαυμαστός (thaumastós) mean in the Bible?
θαυμαστός (thaumastós): Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
Greek · G2298
θαυμαστός
Marvellous
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θαυμαστόςG2298
Pronunciationthaumastós
What does θαυμαστός (thaumastós) mean in the Bible?
θαυμαστός (thaumastós): Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2298?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include marvelous (4), remarkable (1), wonderful [are] (1).
Where does θαυμαστός (thaumastós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), 1 Peter (1), John (1), Mark (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 Itmarvelous4×Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 15:1
remarkable1×John 9:30
wonderful [are]1×Revelation 15:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:42θαυμαστὴtomarvelousAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 12:11θαυμαστὴtomarvelousAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularJohn 9:30θαυμαστόνtoremarkableAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1 Peter 2:9θαυμαστὸνtomarvelousAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularRevelation 15:1θαυμαστόνtomarvelousAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularRevelation 15:3θαυμαστὰtowonderful [are]Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:42
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Matthew1Mark1John11 Peter1Revelation2
Source forms
θαυμαστὴ2xthaumastēMatthew 21:42, Mark 12:11
θαυμαστόν2xthaumastonJohn 9:30, Revelation 15:1
θαυμαστὰ1xthaumastaRevelation 15:3
θαυμαστὸν1xthaumaston1 Peter 2:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular2x1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 15:1
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular2xMatthew 21:42, Mark 12:11
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural1xRevelation 15:3
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xJohn 9:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
Strong'sG2298
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 21:42Source Gloss
marvellous
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
(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.
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.
Matthew 21:42Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
θαυμαστὴqaumasth
wonderful, marvelous
Read verseMark 12:11Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
θαυμαστὴqaumasth
wonderful, marvelous
Read verseJohn 9:30Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόνqaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:14Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόν·qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse1 Peter 2:9Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστὸνqaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verseRevelation 15:1Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόν,qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verseRevelation 15:3Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
θαυμαστὰqaumasta
wonderful, marvelous
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternNominative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 21:42 · Mark 12:112×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJohn 9:301×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRev 15:31×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter1 Pet 2:9 · Rev 15:12×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God's work in making the rejected stone the cornerstone is wonderful
God's light and calling of believers is extraordinary and praiseworthy
God's great and wonderful signs displayed in eschatological judgment
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
θαυμαστός is built from this root:
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