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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θαυμαστός G2298
Pronunciation thaumastós
What does θαυμαστός (thaumastós) mean in the Bible?
θαυμαστός (thaumastós): Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
Full entry for θαυμαστός (G2298) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It marvelous 4× Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 15:1
remarkable 1× John 9:30
wonderful [are] 1× Revelation 15:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:42 θαυμαστὴ to marvelous Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Mark 12:11 θαυμαστὴ to marvelous Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular John 9:30 θαυμαστόν to remarkable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1 Peter 2:9 θαυμαστὸν to marvelous Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 15:1 θαυμαστόν to marvelous Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 15:3 θαυμαστὰ to wonderful [are] Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:42
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 1 John 1 1 Peter 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
θαυμαστὴ 2x thaumastē Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:11
θαυμαστόν 2x thaumaston John 9:30, Revelation 15:1
θαυμαστὰ 1x thaumasta Revelation 15:3
θαυμαστὸν 1x thaumaston 1 Peter 2:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 15:1
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:11
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 15:3
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x John 9:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
Strong's G2298
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 21:42 Source Gloss
marvellous
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 21:42 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
θαυμαστὴ qaumasth
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse Mark 12:11 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
θαυμαστὴ qaumasth
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse John 9:30 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόν qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:14 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόν· qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse 1 Peter 2:9 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστὸν qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse Revelation 15:1 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
θαυμαστόν, qaumaston
wonderful, marvelous
Read verse Revelation 15:3 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
θαυμαστὰ qaumasta
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:11 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 9:30 1×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 15:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:9 · Rev 15:1 2×
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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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