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ἐθαύμασαν οἱ ὄχλοι

To wonder; by implication, to admire · crowd

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θαυμάζω G2296 to wonder; by implication, to admire
Pronunciation thaumázō
To wonder at something with amazement; often implies admiration or astonishment at the unexpected.
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ὄχλος G3793 crowd
Pronunciation óchlos
A disorganized throng of common people, often contrasted with organized civic structures or leadership.
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What does ἐθαύμασαν οἱ ὄχλοι (ethaumasan hoi ochloi) mean in the Bible?

θαυμάζω · ὄχλος is a Greek word meaning "the crowds marveled".

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Meaning

the crowds marveled
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 28×
Aorist Active Matt 8:27 · Matt 9:33 · Matt 21:20 · Matt 22:22 · Luke 1:63 · Luke 2:18 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 11:14 · Matt 8:10 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 7:9 · Luke 11:38 · Acts 7:31 · Rev 17:6 · Rev 17:7 15×
Imperfect Active Mark 5:20 · Luke 1:21 · Luke 4:22 · John 4:27 · John 7:15 · Acts 2:7 · Acts 4:13 · Mark 6:6 8×
Present Active John 7:21 · Acts 3:12 · Gal 1:6 3×
Aorist Passive Rev 13:3 1×
Future Passive Rev 17:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Present Active Matt 27:14 · Mark 15:5 2×
Aorist Active Matt 15:31 1×
Aorist Passive 2 Thess 1:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Luke 2:33 · Jude 1:16 · Luke 9:43 · Luke 24:41 · Luke 24:12 5×
Aorist Active Luke 20:26 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Present Active John 5:28 · 1 John 3:13 2×
Aorist Active Acts 13:41 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active John 3:7 1×
Present Active John 5:20 1×
43 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 43 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 16 ongoing 3 prospective 1 imperative 3 background 9 subjunctive 2 infinitive 4 participle 5
Tense
aorist 21 present 12 imperfect 9 future 1
Voice
active 40 passive 3
Mood
indicative 29 participle 5 infinitive 4 imperative 3 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:10 ἐθαύμασεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:27 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:33 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 θαυμάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:20 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:22 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:14 θαυμάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:20 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:6 ἐθαύμαζεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:17 ἐξεθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:44 ἐθαύμασεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:5 θαυμάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 1:21 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 1:63 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:18 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:22 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 7:9 ἐθαύμασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:25 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:43 θαυμαζόντων present active participle participle Luke 11:14 ἐθαύμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:38 ἐθαύμασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:26 θαυμάσαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 24:12 θαυμάζων present active participle participle Luke 24:41 θαυμαζόντων present active participle participle John 3:7 θαυμάσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 4:27 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background John 5:20 θαυμάζητε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 5:28 θαυμάζετε present active imperative imperative John 7:15 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background John 7:21 θαυμάζετε present active indicative ongoing Acts 2:7 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 3:12 θαυμάζετε present active indicative ongoing Acts 4:13 ἐθαύμαζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 7:31 ἐθαύμασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:41 θαυμάσατε aorist active imperative imperative Galatians 1:6 Θαυμάζω present active indicative ongoing 2 Thessalonians 1:10 θαυμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 1 John 3:13 θαυμάζετε present active imperative imperative Jude 1:16 θαυμάζοντες present active participle participle Revelation 13:3 ἐθαυμάσθη aorist passive indicative completed +3 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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