teras denotes extraordinary occurrences, especially acts accompanying divine testimony, but also deceptive displays and heavenly portents.

The attested usage principally concerns extraordinary occurrences accompanying acts of God, the apostles, and gospel testimony; it can also describe displays associated with falsehood and the heavenly phenomena named with blood, fire, and smoke.

1. Extraordinary acts accompanying testimony · dominant

   The plural noun names occurrences associated with God’s attestation and public ministry: in Acts 2:22 the APB renders a clause in which God did powers, wonders, and signs through Jesus, and in Acts 14:3 it renders the Lord granting that signs and wonders be done through the speakers’ hands. Acts 5:12 likewise places many such occurrences among the people through the apostles’ hands, while Hebrews 2:4 presents them with signs and various powers as God bore witness.

   Acts 2:22Acts 14:3Acts 5:12Hebrews 2:4Acts 7:36Romans 15:19
2. Displays used to lead astray · occasional

   In 2 Thessalonians 2:9 the APB renders wonders together with power and signs of falsehood in connection with Satan’s activity. Matthew 24:24 and Mark 13:22 place great signs and wonders in the actions of false Christs and false prophets, with the stated aim of leading people astray.

   2 Thessalonians 2:9Matthew 24:24Mark 13:22
3. Heavenly portents · rare

   In Acts 2:19 the accusative plural occurs in the promise of wonders in heaven above, followed by signs on earth below and the named phenomena of blood, fire, and vapor of smoke.

   Acts 2:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently includes “wonders” in paired or grouped expressions such as “signs and wonders” and “powers and wonders and signs.” Because it is a whole-verse translation, the precise English contribution of the noun cannot always be isolated.