ἐξίστημιexístēmi
to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane
Greek (New Testament) · G1839
Meanings
1. causal in present, imperfect, future, 1 aorist, to put out of its place; metaphorically, ἐ. τινά φρενῶν (Eur.), to drive one out of his senses, hence, absolutely, to confound, amaze: with acc person, Luke 24:22, Acts 8:9, Acts 8:11.
2. Intr. in passive and middle, also in 2 aorist, perfect, plpf. act., followed by ἐκ or with genitive, to stand aside from, retire from; especially τ. φρενῶν, to lose one's senses (Eur.), hence, absolutely
(a) to be beside oneself, be mad: Mark 3:21, 2 Corinthians 5:13 (opposed to σωφρονεῖν)
(b) to be amazed, confounded: Matthew 12:23, Mark 2:12, Mark 5:42, Mark 6:51, Luke 2:47, Luke 8:56, Acts 2:7, Acts 2:12, Acts 8:13, Acts 9:21, Acts 10:45, Acts 12:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”
- Mark 2:12 And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
- Mark 3:21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
- Mark 5:42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed.
- Mark 6:51 Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,
- Luke 2:47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.