Word study · Greek

téras

wonder, portent

Say it: TER-as (approximate)

τέρας

What it means

A wonder, something that causes amazement. It almost always appears with "signs" (sēmeia): "signs, wonders, and mighty works" are the marks of an apostle (12:12).

Range of meaning

  • WonderAn amazing event.
  • PortentA sign of something greater.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 12

    "By signs and wonders and mighty works" (12:12).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5059 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources