Lexical Definition
θαῦμα thaûma (thos'-mah) marvel G:N-N
apparently from a form of θεάομαι
admiration.
- wonder (properly concrete
- but by implication, abstract)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| θαῦμα | with wonder | Rev.17.6 |
| wonder | 2Cor.11.14 | |
| θαύμα | Wonder | LXX.Job.17.8 • LXX.Job.18.20 |
Abbott-Smith
θαῦμα, -τος, τό, [in LXX: Jb 17:8 18:20 20:8 21:5 (שַׂעַר, etc.)*;]
1. a wonder: II Co 11:14.
2. wonder: Re 17:6.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 17:8 · 18:20 · 20:8 · 21:5 |
| 2 Corinthians | 11:14 |
| Revelation | 17:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
θαῦμα, ατος, τό,
Ionic dialect θῶμα (compare θαυμάζω): (see. θεάομαι):
__I of objects, wonder, marvel, in Epic dialect always in singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θαῦμ᾽ ἐτέτυκτο πελώριον, of Polyphemus, [θαῦμα βροτοῖσι, of a beautiful woman, 11.287 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄσπετόν τι θ., of Hercules, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, θ. ἰδέσθαι a wonder to behold, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θαῦμ᾽ ὅτι.. strange that.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; οὐ θαῦμά [ἐστι] no wonder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so καὶ θ. γ᾽ οὐδέν and no wonder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί τοῦτο θ.; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θαυμάτων κρείσσονα or πέρα things more than wondrous, [Refs]
__I.2 in plural, also, puppetshow, toy theatre, θ. δεικνύναι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν θ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; mountebank-gambols, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τοῖς θ. ὑπεκρίνετο μίμους in the jugglers' booths, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of menageries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of mechanical devices, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: singular, puppet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; trick, τὸ τῆς σοφιστικῆς δυνάμεως θ. [Refs]
__II wonder, astonishment, θ. μ᾽ ἔχει ὡς.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔσχον θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ᾽ ἐλάμβανε θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θαύματος ἄξιος worthy of wonder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν θώματι εἶναι to be astonished, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν θώματι ἔχεσθαι, ἐνέχεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν θ. ἐνέχεσθαί τινος at a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]