ἐξεπλήσσετο

exeplesseto

was astonished

from ἐκ and πλήσσω; to strike with astonishment:--amaze, astonish.

G1605

Mark 11:18 · Word #20

Lexicon G1605

Lemmaἐκπλήσσω
Transliterationekplḗssō
Strong'sG1605
In-contextwas astonished
Literalwas-being-astonished

Morphology V IMPF PASS IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐκπλήσσω
Strong'sG1605

SIBI-P1 G1605-04

he/she/it was being struck out in astonishment

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (ongoing past action), passive voice (subject receiving the action), indicative mood (statement of fact), 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe verb ἐκπλήσσω literally means "to strike out" (ἐκ = out + πλήσσω = strike), conveying the idea of being driven out of one’s normal state by a blow of shock. The imperfect passive indicative (3rd person singular) indicates an ongoing past action received by the subject, hence "was being struck out," capturing both the vivid root imagery and the continuous past sense of astonishment.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἐκπλήσσω (strike out, drive out, expel by a blow, astound, overwhelm with shock)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1605-01 ekplessesthai to be being-struck-out (in astonishment)
G1605-02 ekplessomenos being struck-out (with astonishment)
G1605-03 exeplagesan they were striking-out (in astonished shock)

Word Usage (13 occurrences of G1605)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:28 ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplessonto
Matthew 13:54 ἐκπλήσσεσθαι ekplessesthai
Matthew 19:25 ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplessonto
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