Dictionary entry

ἐκπλήσσω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐκ-πλήσσω

(Attic -ττω, Ac 13:12), [in LXX: (pass.) Ec 7:16, (שָׁמֵם hithp.), Wi 13:4, II Mac 7:12, IV Mac 8:4 17:16 *;]

1. prop., to strike out, drive away.

2. to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish: pass., Mt 13:5419:25, Mk 6:27:3710:26, Lk 2:48; seq. ἐπί, c. dat. rei, Mt 7:2822:33, Mk 1:2211:18, Lk 4:329:43, Ac 13:12.†

SYN.: " πτωεῖν, to terrify, agitate with fear;

τρεμεῖν, to tremble, predominantly physical;

φοβεῖν, to fear, "the general term," Thayer;

cf. also φρίσσω, to shudder, and v.s. δειλία