1611. ekstasis

Lexicon

ekstasis: Ecstasy, trance, amazement

Original Word: ἔκστασις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: ekstasis
Pronunciation: ek'-sta-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-stas-is)
Definition: Ecstasy, trance, amazement
Meaning: (properly: distraction or disturbance of mind caused by shock), bewilderment, amazement; a trance.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

amazement, astonishment

From existemi; a displacement of the mind, i.e. Bewilderment, "ecstasy" -- + be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance.

see GREEK existemi

HELPS Word-studies

1611 ékstasis (from 1839 /eksístēmi, "completely remove") – properly, take out of regular position (standing) and bring into a state of ecstasy (rapture) – like a person "carried out" in trance-like amazement. This state of mind reaches far beyond the powers of ordinary perception.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from existémi
Definition
a displacement (of the mind), i.e. bewilderment, ecstasy
NASB Translation
amazement (1), astonishment (2), completely* (1), trance (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1611: ἔκστασις

ἔκστασις, ἐκστάσεως, ἡ (ἐξίστημι);

1. universally, in Greek writing, any casting down of a thing from its proper place or state; displacement (Aristotle, Plutarch).

2. a throwing of the mind out of its normal state, alienation of mind, whether such as makes a lunatic (διανοίας, Deuteronomy 28:28; τῶν λογισμῶν, Plutarch, Sol. 8), or that of the man who by some sudden emotion is transported as it were out of himself, so that in this rapt condition, although he is awake, his mind is so drawn off from all surrounding objects and wholly fixed on things divine that he sees nothing but the forms and images lying within, and thinks that he perceives with his bodily eyes and ears realities shown him by God (Philo,quisrerumdivin.heres § 53 (cf. 51; B. D. under the word, Trance; Delitzsch, Psychol. 5:5)): ἐπέπεσεν (Rec., others ἐγένετο) ἐπ' ἔκστασις, Acts 10:10; εἶδεν ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα, Acts 11:5; γενέσθαι ἐν ἐκστάσει, Acts 22:17, cf. 2 Corinthians 12:2f.

3. In the O. T. and the New amazement (cf. Longinus, 1, 4; Stobaeus, flor. tit. 104, 7), the state of one who, either owing to the importance or the novelty of an event, is thrown into a state of blended fear and wonder: εἶχεν αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις, Mark 16:8; ἐξέστησαν ἐκστάσει μεγάλη, Mark 5:42 (Ezekiel 26:16); ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας, Luke 5:26; ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους καί ἐκστάσεως, Acts 3:10; (for חֲרָדָה, trembling, Genesis 27:33; 1 Samuel 14:15, etc.; פַּחַד, fear, 2 Chronicles 14:14, etc.).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from ἐξίστημι (existēmi), which means "to displace" or "to stand aside."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἔκστασις, similar concepts of divine encounter and prophetic vision can be found in Hebrew terms such as חָזוֹן (chazon, Strong's H2377) meaning "vision," and תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah, Strong's H8639) meaning "deep sleep" or "trance," which describe states of altered consciousness in the context of receiving divine messages.

Usage: The word ἔκστασις is used in the New Testament to describe moments of profound spiritual or emotional experience, often associated with divine revelation or miraculous events.

Context: The Greek term ἔκστασις appears in several key passages in the New Testament, illustrating its significance in the context of divine encounters and spiritual revelations. In the Berean Standard Bible, it is translated as "amazement" or "trance," depending on the context.

• Mark 5:42 (BSB): "Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded (ἔκστασις)." Here, ἔκστασις describes the overwhelming amazement of the witnesses to Jesus' miraculous healing of Jairus' daughter.

• Mark 16:8 (BSB): "So the women went out and fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered (ἔκστασις). And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid." In this context, ἔκστασις captures the profound shock and awe experienced by the women at the empty tomb of Jesus.

• Acts 10:10 (BSB): "He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance (ἔκστασις)." This passage describes Peter's visionary experience, where ἔκστασις indicates a state of spiritual receptivity to divine revelation.

• Acts 22:17 (BSB): "When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance (ἔκστασις)." Here, Paul recounts his own experience of ἔκστασις, highlighting its role in receiving divine guidance and instruction.

The use of ἔκστασις in these passages underscores its association with moments of divine intervention and the transformative impact of encountering the supernatural. It reflects a temporary departure from ordinary perception, allowing individuals to receive and respond to God's revelation.

Forms and Transliterations

εκστασει εκστάσει ἐκστάσει εκστασεως εκστάσεως ἐκστάσεως έκστασιν εκστασις έκστασις ἔκστασις εκστραγγιείς εκστρατεύει ekstasei ekstásei ekstaseos ekstaseōs ekstáseos ekstáseōs ekstasis ékstasis

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 5:42 N-DFS
GRK: ἐξέστησαν εὐθὺς ἐκστάσει μεγάλῃ
NAS: old. And immediately they were completely astounded.
KJV: with a great astonishment.
INT: they were overcome immediately with amazement great

Mark 16:8 N-NFS
GRK: τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις καὶ οὐδενὶ
NAS: for trembling and astonishment had gripped
KJV: and were amazed: neither
INT: trembling and amazement and to none

Luke 5:26 N-NFS
GRK: Καὶ ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας
NAS: struck with astonishment and [began] glorifying
KJV: all amazed, and
INT: And amazement seized all

Acts 3:10 N-GFS
GRK: θάμβους καὶ ἐκστάσεως ἐπὶ τῷ
NAS: with wonder and amazement at what had happened
KJV: and amazement at
INT: with wonder and amazement at that which

Acts 10:10 N-NFS
GRK: ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἔκστασις
NAS: he fell into a trance;
KJV: fell into a trance,
INT: upon him a trance

Acts 11:5 N-DFS
GRK: εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα καταβαῖνον
NAS: praying; and in a trance I saw
KJV: and in a trance I saw a vision,
INT: I saw in a trance a vision descending

Acts 22:17 N-DFS
GRK: με ἐν ἐκστάσει
NAS: that I fell into a trance,
KJV: was in a trance;
INT: I in a trance

Strong's Greek 1611
7 Occurrences

ἐκστάσει — 3 Occ.
ἐκστάσεως — 1 Occ.
ἔκστασις — 3 Occ.