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Notes: It is not possible to determine precisely the context from which this idiom is derived, but it would appear that the meaning to flatter is probably the most satisfactory.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἐκθαυμάζω · θαῦμα · θαυμάσιος · θαυμαστός

Sense 1: to wonder, to be amazed, to marvel (whether the reaction is favorable or unfavorable depends on the context).

Semantic entry: 25.213

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Surprise, Astonish

Definition: (derivative of θαῦμα[a] ‘wonder, amazement,’ 25.212: θαῦμα) to wonder or marvel at some event or object

MAT 8:10: RV MAT 8:10 · LV MAT 8:10 · Read together MAT 8:10

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OET-RV MAT 8:10

10 Yeshua was amazed when he heard that, and said to his followers around him, “I can assure you that I haven’t discovered faith like that from any Israeli.

OET-LV MAT 8:10

10 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _heard, marvelled and said to _the ones following:
Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, I _found so _much faith from no _one in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

MAT 8:27: RV MAT 8:27 · LV MAT 8:27 · Read together MAT 8:27

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OET-RV MAT 8:27

27 The people were astonished and asked, “What kind of man is this that the winds and the lake just do what he says?”

OET-LV MAT 8:27

27 And the people marvelled saying:
What _kind _of man is this that both the winds and the sea are _submitting to _him?

All 42 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:10 · RV MAT 8:27 · RV MAT 9:33 · RV MAT 15:31 · RV MAT 21:20 · RV MAT 22:22 · RV MAT 27:14 · LV MAT 8:10 · LV MAT 8:27 · LV MAT 9:33 · LV MAT 15:31 · LV MAT 21:20 · LV MAT 22:22 · LV MAT 27:14 · Read together MAT 8:10 · Read together MAT 8:27 · Read together MAT 9:33 · Read together MAT 15:31 · Read together MAT 21:20 · Read together MAT 22:22 · Read together MAT 27:14

MRK: RV MRK 5:20 · RV MRK 6:6 · RV MRK 15:5 · RV MRK 15:44 · LV MRK 5:20 · LV MRK 6:6 · LV MRK 15:5 · LV MRK 15:44 · Read together MRK 5:20 · Read together MRK 6:6 · Read together MRK 15:5 · Read together MRK 15:44

JHN: RV JHN 3:7 · RV JHN 4:27 · RV JHN 5:20 · RV JHN 5:28 · RV JHN 7:15 · RV JHN 7:21 · LV JHN 3:7 · LV JHN 4:27 · LV JHN 5:20 · LV JHN 5:28 · LV JHN 7:15 · LV JHN 7:21 · Read together JHN 3:7 · Read together JHN 4:27 · Read together JHN 5:20 · Read together JHN 5:28 · Read together JHN 7:15 · Read together JHN 7:21

ACT: RV ACT 2:7 · RV ACT 3:12 · RV ACT 4:13 · RV ACT 7:31 · RV ACT 13:41 · LV ACT 2:7 · LV ACT 3:12 · LV ACT 4:13 · LV ACT 7:31 · LV ACT 13:41 · Read together ACT 2:7 · Read together ACT 3:12 · Read together ACT 4:13 · Read together ACT 7:31 · Read together ACT 13:41

GAL: RV GAL 1:6 · LV GAL 1:6 · Read together GAL 1:6

TH2: RV TH2 1:10 · LV TH2 1:10 · Read together TH2 1:10

JN1: RV JN1 3:13 · LV JN1 3:13 · Read together JN1 3:13

REV: RV REV 13:3 · RV REV 17:6–8 · LV REV 13:3 · LV REV 17:6–8 · Read together REV 13:3 · Read together REV 17:6–8

Sense 2: to flatter

Semantic entry: 33.365

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Flatter

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to admire the face) to praise someone, normally in an exaggerated or false manner and with insincere purpose{N:001}

Collocations: θαυμάζω πρόσωπον

JDE 1:16: RV JDE 1:16 · LV JDE 1:16 · Read together JDE 1:16

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OET-RV JDE 1:16

16 This includes their grumbling and complaining, the fulfilling of their own lustful desires, the arrogant way that they spoke, and their flattering of others in order to gain from them.

OET-LV JDE 1:16

16 These are grumblings complaining, following according _to the lusts of _them, and the mouth of _them is _speaking arrogant messages, marvelling people for _reason _of benefit.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

θαυμάζω

Form 1

Sense 1: to wonder, to be amazed, to marvel (whether the reaction is favorable or unfavorable depends on the context).

Sense 2: to flatter