Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Greek Word Study

Strong's G1611 ἔκστασις (ekstasis)

Ekstasis means “amazement” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1611 — gaph (“wing”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1611
Language Greek
Linked Usages 33
Books 16

Strong's G1611 Quick Answer

Strong's G1611 ἔκστασις (ekstasis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ekstasis (ek'-stas-is) n. 1. a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" [from G1839] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include trance, amazed, astonishment, and amazement. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
ekstasis (ek'-stas-is) n. 1. a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" [from G1839]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
trance, amazed, astonishment, and amazement

Meaning and Definition

ekstasis (ek'-stas-is) n. 1. a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" [from G1839] KJV: + be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance Root(s): G1839

Original Word
ἔκστασις
Transliteration
ekstasis
Derivation
Root: ἐξίστημι R1: 1839
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1611. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

amazement

Usage: ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Gen.27:33, 1Ki.14:15, Eze.26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2Ch.14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ;] __1. a displacement (Arist.). __2. An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject passes out of his usual self-control (Hippocr.); in NT (Kennedy, Sources, 121 f.); __(a) a trance: Act.10:10 11:5 22:17; __(b) amazement: Mrk.5:42 16:8, Luk.5:26, Act.3:19.† (AS)

STEPBible · Tyndale House, Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

How Strong's G1611 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ekstasis, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

trance Acts 10:10 amazed Mark 16:8 amazement Acts 3:10 astonishment Mark 5:42

How Strong's G1611 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1611 (ἔκστασις) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

Read the full Greek Septuagint interlinear with Strong's →

Strong's G1611 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1611 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 5:42 KJV

And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

Mark 16:8 KJV

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

Luke 5:26 KJV

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

Strong's G1611 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

Genesis 27:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1611.

Genesis 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.
Genesis 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.
Genesis 27:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
Numbers 13:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they brought a horror of that land which they surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed by to survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of extraordinary stature.
Deuteronomy 28:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord smite thee with insanity, and blindness, and astonishment of mind.
1 Kingdoms 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took two cows, and cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoso comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall they do to his oxen: and a transport from the Lord came upon the people of Israel, and they came out to battle as one man.
1 Kingdoms 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was dismay in the camp, and in the field; and all the people in Messab, and the spoilers were amazed; and they would not act, and the land was terror struck, and there was dismay from the Lord.
4 Kingdoms 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast taken all this trouble for us; what should I do for thee? Hast thou any request to make to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell in the midst of my people.
2 Chronicles 14:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they destroyed their towns round about Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil.
2 Chronicles 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in that time there is no peace to one going out, or to one coming in, for the terror of the Lord is upon all that inhabit the lands.
2 Chronicles 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles 20:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
2 Chronicles 29:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord was very angry with Judah and Jerusalem, and made them an astonishment, and a desolation, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
Psalms 30:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, a Psalm of David, an utterance of extreme fear.
Psalms 30:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I said in my extreme fear, I am cast out from the sight of thine eyes: Therefore thou didst hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication When I cried to thee.
Psalms 67:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is Benjamin the younger one in ecstasy, The princes of Judah their rulers, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms 115:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.
Proverbs 33:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Jeremiah 5:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shocking and horrible deeds have been done on the land;
Ezekiel 26:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the princes of the nations of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and shall take off their crowns from their heads, and shall take off their embroidered raiment: they shall be utterly amazed; they shall sit upon the ground, and fear their own destruction, and shall groan over thee.
Ezekiel 27:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the dwellers in the islands have mourned over thee, and their kings have been utterly amazed, and their countenance has wept.
Ezekiel 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And many nations shall mourn over thee, and their kings shall be utterly amazed, when my sword flies in their faces, as they wait for their own fall from the day of thy fall.
Daniel 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I Daniel only saw the vision: and the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great amazement fell upon them, and they fled in fear.
Habakkuk 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, They shall tremble in it; They shall burst their bridles, They shall be as a poor man devouring in secret.
Zechariah 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, I will smite every horse with amazement, and his rider with madness: but I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and I will smite all the horses of the nations with blindness.
Zechariah 14:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall be in that day a great panic from the Lord upon them; and they shall lay hold every man of the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall be clasped with the hand of his neighbor.
Mark 5:42 New Testament, KJV
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
Mark 16:8 New Testament, KJV
And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
Luke 5:26 New Testament, KJV
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Acts 3:10 New Testament, KJV
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Acts 10:10 New Testament, KJV
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
Acts 11:5 New Testament, KJV
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
Acts 22:17 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1611, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament

Strong's G1611 FAQ

What does ekstasis (ἔκστασις) mean?

Ekstasis (Strong's G1611) is a Greek word most simply glossed "amazement". ekstasis (ek'-stas-is) n. 1. a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" [from G1839]

How many times is ekstasis (ἔκστασις) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's G1611 across 16 books.

Where can I study ekstasis (ἔκστασις) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1611 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate ekstasis (ἔκστασις)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as trance, amazed, astonishment, and amazement. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1611 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 26 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1611, with linked reader references where each row is available.