ἘΚΠΛΉΣΣΩ: ἐκ-πλήσσω [ (Attic -ττω, Ac 13:12), [in LXX: (pass.) Ec 7:16, (שָׁמֵם hithp.), Wi 13:4, II Mac 7:12, IV Mac 8:4 17:16 * ;] ] 1. . prop., to strike out, drive away.
2. . to strike with panic or shock, to amaze, astonish: pass., Mt 13:54 19:25, Mk 6:2 7:37 10:26, Lk 2:48; seq. ἐπί, c. dat. rei, Mt 7:28 22:33, Mk 1:22 11:18, Lk 4:32 9:43, Ac 13:12.† SYN.: " πτωεῖν, to terrify, agitate with fear; τρεμεῖν, to tremble, predominantly physical; φοβεῖν, to fear, "the general term," Thayer; cf. also φρίσσω, to shudder, and v.s. δειλία