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Wonder, Wonderful
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wun'-der, wun'-derful ((mopheth) a splendid or conspicuous work, a miracle, (thaumazo) marvel)
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
wun'-der, wun'-derful:
The verb "wonder" occurs only a few times in the Old Testament; "wonder" as noun
is much more frequent, and is chiefly the translation of the word mopheth, a splendid
or conspicuous work, a "miracle" (Exodus 4:21 ; 11:9, etc.), often conjoined with
'othoth, "signs" (Exodus 7:3 ; Deuteronomy 6:22 ; 13:1 , 2 ; 34:11 ; Nehemiah
9:10, etc.). Other frequent words are pala', pele', a "marvel," "miracle" (Exodus
3:20 ; 15:11 ; Joshua 3:5 ; Isaiah 9:6, margin "wonderful counselor," etc.). In
the New Testament the ordinary verb is thaumazo, and the most frequent noun is
teras, a "marvel," "portent," answering in its meaning to Hebrew pala'. As in
the Old Testament the "wonder" is chiefly a miraculous work, so in the Gospels
the feeling of wonder is chiefly drawn out by the marvelous displays of Christ's
power and wisdom (Matthew 15:31 ; Mark 6:51 ; Luke 4:22, etc.).
Wonderful, that which excites or calls forth wonder, is in the Old Testament chiefly
the translation of pala' or pele' (2 Samuel 1:26 ; Psalms 40:3 ; Isaiah 28:29,
etc.); in the New Testament of thaumasios (once, Matthew 21:15).
For "wondered" in Luke 8:25 ; 11:14, the Revised Version (British and American)
has "marvelled" (compare 9:43); in the Old Testament also "marvellous" frequently
for "wondrous" etc. (1 Chronicles 16:9 ; Job 9:10 ; Psalms 96:3 ; 105:2).
W. L. Walker
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