Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
(Gr.
ekstasis, from which the word "ecstasy" is derived) denotes the state of one who is "out of himself." Such were the trances of Peter and Paul,
Acts 10:10, 11:5, 22:17, ecstasies, "a preternatural, absorbed state of mind preparing for the reception of the vision", (comp.
2 Cor. 12:1-4). In
Mk. 5:42 and
Lk. 5:26 the Greek word is rendered "astonishment," "amazement" (comp.
Mk. 16:8; Acts 3:10).