The Definition of the word Trance

Trance

(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 Mark 5:42" "and Luke 5:26 the Greek word is rendered "astonishment," amazement (comp. Mark 16:8; Acts 3:10).