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Lexicon :: Strong's G2298 - thaumastos

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θαυμαστός
Transliteration
thaumastos (Key)
Pronunciation
thow-mas-tos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:27,316

Strong’s Definitions

θαυμαστός thaumastós, thow-mas-tos'; from G2296; wondered at, i.e. (by implication) wonderful:—marvel(-lous).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G2298 in the following manner: marvellous (5x), marvel (1x), marvellous thing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G2298 in the following manner: marvellous (5x), marvel (1x), marvellous thing (1x).
  1. wonderful, marvellous

    1. worthy of pious admiration, admirable, excellent

    2. passing human comprehension

    3. causing amazement joined with terror

    4. marvellous

      1. extraordinary, striking, surprising

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θαυμαστός thaumastós, thow-mas-tos'; from G2296; wondered at, i.e. (by implication) wonderful:—marvel(-lous).
STRONGS G2298:
θαυμαστός, , -όν, (θαυμάζω), in Greek writings from [Homer (h. Cer. etc.)], Herodotus, Pindar down; [interchanged in Greek writings with θαυμάσιος, cf. Lob. Path. Elem. 2:341]; wonderful, marvellous; i. e.,
a. worthy of pious admiration, admirable, excellent: 1 Peter 2:9 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 36, 2; for אַדִּיר, Psalm 8:2; Psalm 92:4 (Ps. 93:4) (5)).
b. passing human comprehension: Matthew 21:42 and Mark 12:11, (from Psalm 117:22 ff (Ps. 118:22 ff), where for נִפְלָא, as Job 13:3; Micah 7:15, etc.).
c. causing amazement joined with terror: Revelation 15:1, 3, (so for נורָא, Exodus 15:11, etc.).
d. marvellous i. e. extraordinary, striking, surprising: 2 Corinthians 11:14 R G (see θαῦμα, 1); John 9:30.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
15:11
Job
13:3
Psalms
8:2; 92:4; 93:4; 118:22
Micah
7:15
Matthew
21:42
Mark
12:11
John
9:30
2 Corinthians
11:14
1 Peter
2:9
Revelation
15:1; 15:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2298 matches the Greek θαυμαστός (thaumastos),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:11 - “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - And he said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:58 - “If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - then the LORD will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:5 - Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:18 - And the angel of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:19 - So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD, to the one who works[fn] wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:1 - To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[fn] A Psalm of David.
O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:9 - O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I would go with the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
a multitude keeping festival.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:4 - In your majesty ride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you awesome deeds!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:35 - Awesome is God from his[fn] sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 - Glorious are you, more majestic
than the mountains full of prey.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:4 - Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
mightier than the waves of the sea,
the LORD on high is mighty!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - A Psalm.
Oh sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:23 - This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 - Pe
Your testimonies are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30 - People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:1 - O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:4 - I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:9 - Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod
and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt,
and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,
and see the great tumults within her,
and the oppressed in her midst.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:15 - As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them[fn] marvelous things.
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