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Marvel, Marvellous
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "a wonder" (akin to theaomai, "to gaze in wonder"), is found in the most authentic mss. in 2 Corinthians 11:14 (some mss. have the adjective thaumastos: see C, below), "(no) marvel;" in Revelation 17:6 , RV , "wonder" (AV, "admiration"), said of John's astonishment at the vision of the woman described as Babylon the Great. In the Sept., Job 17:8; 18:20; in some mss., 20:8; 21:5. Cp. teras, "a wonder;" semeion, "a sign;" thambos, "wonder;" ekstasis, "amazement."
signifies "to wonder at, marvel" (akin to A); the following are RV differences from the AV: Luke 2:33 , "were marveling" for "marveled;" Luke 8:25; 11:14 , "marveled" for "wondered;" Luke 9:43 , "were marveling" for "wondered;" 2 Thessalonians 1:10 , "marveled at" for "admired" (of the person of Christ at the time of the shining forth of His Parousia, at the Second Advent). See WONDER.
Note: In Matthew 9:8 , AV translates this verb; RV, phobeo, "were afraid."a strengthened form of No. 1 (ek, intensive), is found in the best mss. in Mark 12:17 , RV, "wondered greatly" (some mss. have No. 1).
"marvellous" (akin to A and B), is said (a) of the Lord's doing in making the rejected Stone the Head of the corner, Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:11; (b) of the erstwhile blind man's astonishment that the Pharisees knew not from whence Christ had come, and yet He had given him sight, John 9:30 , RV, "the marvel," AV, "a marvellous thing;" (c) of the spiritual light into which believers are brought, 1 Peter 2:9; (d) of the vision of the seven angels having the seven last plagues, Revelation 15:1; (e) of the works of God, 15:3.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Marvel, Marvellous'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/m/marvel-marvellous.html. 1940.
