ἐξεπλάγησαν

ekplḗssō

they were astonished

To strike out of one's normal state through a sudden and powerful impact, most often referring to being overwhelmed, amazed, or rendered astounded by some event, saying, or action. The word carries the root sense of forcible displacement—especially emotional or mental shock—which results in amazement or intense astonishment.

G1605

Luke 2:48 · Word #4

Lexicon G1605

Lemmaἐκπλήσσω
Transliterationekplḗssō
Strong'sG1605
DefinitionTo strike out of one's normal state through a sudden and powerful impact, most often referring to being overwhelmed, amazed, or rendered astounded by some event, saying, or action. The word carries the root sense of forcible displacement—especially emotional or mental shock—which results in amazement or intense astonishment.

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
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 PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethey were astonished
Literalthey-were-astonished

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐκπλήσσω
Strong'sG1605

SIBI-P1 Translation G1605-03

they were struck with astonishment

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), passive voice (subject receives the action), indicative mood, third person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist passive indicative, third person plural, denotes a completed action received by the subject: they were acted upon. "Struck with astonishment" preserves the root sense of being forcefully driven out of one’s normal state through a sudden impact.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they were struck with astonishment

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 accurately represents the forceful sense of the Greek verb.
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