ἐξίστημι

existēmi

to amaze

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Strong’s G1839Verb17 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

were amazed7

they were amazed3

to be amazed1

he is crazy1

amazed1

amazing1

to have amazed1

he was amazed1

In the text

Matthew 12:23ἐξίσταντο
The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
Mark 2:12ἐξίστασθαι
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Luke 2:47ἐξίσταντο
And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
Acts 2:7ἐξίσταντο
Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
2 Corinthians 5:13ἐξέστημεν
If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Abbott-Smith

ἐξ-ίστημι (also in Hellenistic -ιστάνω, Act 8:9),
[in LXX for H2730, etc. (29 words in all) ;],

1. causal in Pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put out of its place; metaphorically, ἐ. τινά φρενῶν (Eur.), to drive one out of his senses, hence, absol., to confound, amaze: with accusative of person(s), Luk.24:22, Act.8:9, 11.

2. Intr. in pass. and mid., also in 2 aor., pf., plpf. act., before ἐκ or with genitive, to stand aside from, retire from; esp. τ. φρενῶν, to lose one's senses (Eur.), hence, absol.;

(a) to be beside oneself, be mad: Mrk.3:21, 2Co.5:13 (opposite to σωφρονεῖν);

(b) to be amazed, confounded: Mat.12:23, Mrk.2:12 Mrk.5:42 Mrk.6:51, Luk.2:47 Luk.8:56, Act.2:7, 12 Act.8:13 Act.9:21 Act.10:45 Act.12:16 (Cremer, 309).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.