Dictionary entry

G02297

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

θαυμάσιος

Alt. θαυμάσιος, η, ον

Etym. θαῦμα

I. "wondrous, wonderful, marvellous", Hes., Hdt.; θαυμάσια "wonders, marvels", Hdt., Plat.: θαυμάσιόν [ἐστι], c. inf., Ar.; θαυμάσιος τὸ κάλλος "marvellous" for beauty, Xen.; θαυμάσιον ὅσον "wonderfully" much, Plat.; θαυμάσια ἡλίκα Dem.

2. adv. -ίως, "wonderfully", i. e. "exceedingly", Ar.; often with ὡς added, θ. ὡς ἄθλιος "marvellously" wretched, Plat.

II. "admirable, excellent", with slight irony, id=Plat., Dem.; ὦ θαυμασιώτατε ἄνθρωπε, in scorn, Xen.