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Lexicon :: Strong's G1611 - ekstasis

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ἔκστασις
Transliteration
ekstasis (Key)
Pronunciation
ek'-stas-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:449,217

Strong’s Definitions

ἔκστασις ékstasis, ek'-stas-is; from G1839; a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy":—+ be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1611 in the following manner: trance (3x), be amazed (with G3083) (2x), amazement (1x), astonishment (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1611 in the following manner: trance (3x), be amazed (with G3083) (2x), amazement (1x), astonishment (1x).

  1. any casting down of a thing from its proper place or state, displacement

  2. a throwing of the mind out of its normal state, alienation of mind, whether such as makes a lunatic or that of a man who by some sudden emotion is transported as it were out of himself, so that in this rapt condition, although he is awake, his mind is drawn off from all surrounding objects and wholly fixed on things divine that he sees nothing but the forms and images lying within, and thinks that he perceives with his bodily eyes and ears realities shown him by God.

  3. amazement, the state of one who, either owing to the importance or the novelty of an event, is thrown into a state of blended fear and wonderment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔκστασις ékstasis, ek'-stas-is; from G1839; a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy":—+ be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance.
STRONGS G1611:
ἔκστασις, -εως, ἡ, (ἐξίστημι);
1. universally, in Greek writing, any casting down of a thing from its proper place or state; displacement (Aristotle, Plutarch).
2. a throwing of the mind out of its normal state, alienation of mind, whether such as makes a lunatic (διανοίας, Deuteronomy 28:28; τῶν λογισμῶν, Plutarch, Sol. 8), or that of the man who by some sudden emotion is transported as it were out of himself, so that in this rapt condition, although he is awake, his mind is so drawn off from all surrounding objects and wholly fixed on things divine that he sees nothing but the forms and images lying within, and thinks that he perceives with his bodily eyes and ears realities shown him by God, (Philo, quis rerum divin. heres § 53 [cf. 51; B. D. under the word Trance; Delitzsch, Psychol. 5:5]): ἐπέπεσεν [Rec., others ἐγένετο] ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἔκστασις, Acts 10:10; εἶδεν ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα, Acts 11:5; γενέσθαι ἐν ἐκστάσει, Acts 22:17, cf. 2 Corinthians 12:2f.
3. In the O. T. and the New amazement [cf. Longinus, 1, 4; Stobaeus, flor. tit. 104, 7], the state of one who, either owing to the importance or the novelty of an event, is thrown into a state of blended fear and wonder: εἶχεν αὐτὸς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, Mark 16:8; ἐξέστησαν ἐκστάσει μεγάλη, Mark 5:42 (Ezekiel 26:16); ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας, Luke 5:26; ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους κ. ἐκστάσεως, Acts 3:10; (for חֲרָדָה, trembling, Genesis 27:33; 1 Samuel 14:15, etc.; פַּחַד, fear, 2 Chronicles 14:14, etc.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
27:33
Deuteronomy
28:28
1 Samuel
14:15
2 Chronicles
14:14
Ezekiel
26:16
Mark
5:42; 16:8
Luke
5:26
Acts
3:10; 10:10; 11:5; 22:17
2 Corinthians
12:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1611 matches the Greek ἔκστασις (ekstasis),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:21 - So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the man’s ribs[fn] and closed up the opening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:32 - So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:28 - The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:7 - He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!” And the LORD made the people afraid of Saul’s anger, and all of them came out together as one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:15 - Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13 - Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’”
“No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:5 - “During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:10 - Then the fear of the LORD fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:29 - When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the LORD himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:8 - “That is why the LORD’s anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O LORD, I have come to you for protection;
don’t let me be disgraced.
Save me, for you do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - In panic I cried out,
“I am cut off from the LORD!”
But you heard my cry for mercy
and answered my call for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:27 - Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - In my anxiety I cried out to you,
“These people are all liars!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:10 - An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:30 - A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in this land—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live along the coastlands
are appalled at your terrible fate.
Their kings are filled with horror
and look on with twisted faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The men with me saw nothing, but they were suddenly terrified and ran away to hide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - With his own weapons,
you destroyed the chief of those
who rushed out like a whirlwind,
thinking Israel would be easy prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - “On that day,” says the LORD, “I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:13 - On that day they will be terrified, stricken by the LORD with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand.
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