Definition

to put (stand) out of wits, i.e. astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane

Etymology

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Where the KJV renders it

• amaze
• be (make) astonished
• be beside self (selves)
• bewitch
• wonder

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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