King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2298
Transliteration: thaumastos
Phonetic Spelling: (thow-mas-tos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: wonderful
Meaning: wonderful
θαυμαστός, θαυμαστή, θαυμαστόν (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 [ET]; for אַדִּיר, Psalm 8:2; Psalm 92:4 () (5)).
Word Summary
thaumastos: wonderful
Original Word: θαυμαστόςTransliteration: thaumastos
Phonetic Spelling: (thow-mas-tos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: wonderful
Meaning: wonderful
Strong's Concordance
marvelous. From thaumazo; wondered at, i.e. (by implication) wonderful -- marvel(-lous).
see GREEK thaumazo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2298: θαυμαστόςθαυμαστός, θαυμαστή, θαυμαστόν (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 [ET]; for אַדִּיר, Psalm 8:2; Psalm 92:4
b. passing human comprehension: Matthew 21:42 and Mark 12:11, (from Psalm 117:22 ff ( 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.