amaze, make astonished, bewitch, wonder.
From ek and histemi; to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. Astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane -- amaze, be (make) astonished, be beside self (selves), bewitch, wonder.
see GREEK ek
see GREEK histemi
Strong's 1839: ἐξίστημι
ἐξίστημι: likewise
ἐξιστάω and
ἐξιστάνω (
Acts 8:9 participle
ἐξιστῶν R G,
ἐξιστάνων L T Tr WH (see
ἵστημι)); 1 aorist
ἐξέστησα; 2 aorist
ἐξέστην; perfect infinitive
ἐξεστακέναι; middle (present infinitive
ἐξίστασθαι); imperfect 3 person plural
ἐξίσταντο;
1. In present, imperfect, future, 1 aorist active to throw out of position, to displace: τινατοῦφρονεῖν, to throw one out of his mind, drive one out of his senses, Xenophon, mem. 1, 3, 12 φρενῶν, Euripides, Bacch. 850; hence, simply to amaze, astonish, throw into wonderment: τινα, Luke 24:22; Acts 8:9.
2. In perfect, pluperfect, 2 aorist active and also the middle,
a.to be amazed, astounded: Matthew 12:23; Mark 2:12; Luke 8:56; Acts 2:7, 12; Acts 8:13; Acts 9:21; Acts 10:45; Acts 12:16 (the Sept. for חָרַד, to tremble, Exodus 19:18; Ruth 3:8, etc.); ἐξέστησανἐκστάσειμεγάλη, they were amazed with a great amazement (see ἔκστασις, 3), Mark 5:42; ἐνἑαυτοῖςἐξίσταντο, Mark 6:51; with the dative of the thing: μαγείαιςἐξεστακέναι, had been put beside themselves with magic arts, carried away with wonder at them, Acts 8:11 (but this form of the perfect is transitive; cf. Buttmann, 48 (41); Veitch, 339); ἐξίσταντοἐπί with the dative of thing, Luke 2:47 side oneself, insane": 2 Corinthians 5:13 (opposed to σωφρονεῖν); Mark 3:21 (cf. Buttmann, 198 (171); Winer's Grammar, § 40, 5 b.); (Greek writings, where they use the word in this sense, generally add τοῦφρονεῖν, τῶνφρενῶν: Isocrates, Euripides, Polybius, others).
Strong's Greek: 1839. ἐξίστημι (existémi) — 17 Occurrences
Matthew 12:23 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ
NAS: the crowds were amazed, and were saying,
KJV: all the people were amazed, and said,
INT: And were amazed all the
Mark 2:12 - V-PNM
GRK:πάντων ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας καὶ
NAS: that they were all amazed and were glorifying
KJV: they were all amazed, and glorified
INT: all so that were amazed all and
Mark 3:21 - V-AIA-3S
GRK:γὰρ ὅτι ἐξέστη
NAS: of Him; for they were saying, He has lost His senses.
KJV: they said, He is beside himself.
INT: indeed He is out of his mind
Mark 5:42 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:δώδεκα καὶ ἐξέστησαν εὐθὺς ἐκστάσει
NAS: they were completely astounded.
KJV: And they were astonished with a great
INT: twelve And they were overcome immediately with amazement
Mark 6:51 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἐξίσταντο
NAS: and they were utterly astonished,
KJV: they were sore amazed in
INT: in themselves they were amazed
Luke 2:47 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες
NAS: who heard Him were amazed at His understanding
KJV: that heard him were astonished at his
INT:were amazed moreover all
Luke 8:56 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ γονεῖς
NAS: Her parents were amazed; but He instructed
KJV: parents were astonished: but
INT: And were amazed the parents
Luke 24:22 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξέστησαν ἡμᾶς γενόμεναι
NAS: among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb
KJV: made us astonished, which were early
INT: from among us astonished us having been
Acts 2:7 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:ἐξίσταντο δὲ καὶ
NAS:They were amazed and astonished,
KJV: they were all amazed and marvelled,
INT:they were amazed moreover and
Acts 2:12 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες
NAS: And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity,
KJV: all amazed, and
INT:were amazed moreover all
Acts 8:9 - V-PPA-NMS
GRK:μαγεύων καὶ ἐξιστάνων τὸ ἔθνος
NAS: in the city and astonishing the people
KJV: and bewitched the people
INT: practicing sorcery and amazing the people
Acts 8:11 - V-RNA
GRK:ταῖς μαγείαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς
NAS: time astonished them with his magic arts.
KJV: time he had bewitched them
INT: with the magic arts [he] had amazed them
Acts 8:13 - V-IIM-3S
GRK:μεγάλας γινομένας ἐξίστατο
NAS: taking place, he was constantly amazed.
KJV: and wondered, beholding
INT: great being done he was amazed
Acts 9:21 - V-IIM-3P
GRK:ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες
NAS: hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying,
KJV: that heard [him] were amazed, and
INT:were amazed moreover all
Acts 10:45 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ ἐκ
NAS: with Peter were amazed, because
KJV: which believed were astonished, as many as
INT: And were amazed the out of
Acts 12:16 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξέστησαν
NAS: [the door], they saw him and were amazed.
KJV: him, they were astonished.
INT: him and were amazed
2 Corinthians 5:13 - V-AIA-1P
GRK:εἴτε γὰρ ἐξέστημεν θεῷ εἴτε
NAS: For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God;
KJV: whether we be beside ourselves, [it is] to God:
INT: if indeed we were beside ourselves [it was] to God or