Lexical Summary aiphnidios: sudden Original Word: αἰφνίδιοςTransliteration: aiphnidios Phonetic Spelling: (aheef-nid'-ee-os) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: sudden Meaning: sudden Strong's Concordance sudden, unawares. From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and phaino (compare exaiphnes) (meaning non-apparent); unexpected, i.e. (adverbially) suddenly -- sudden, unawares. see GREEK a see GREEK phaino see GREEK exaiphnes Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 160: αἰφνίδιοςαἰφνίδιος, (αἰφνης, ἀφανής, ἄφνω, which see), unexpected, sudden, unforeseen: Luke 21:34 (here WH ἐφνιδ., see their Introductory § 404 and Appendix, p. 151); 1 Thessalonians 5:8. (Wis. 17:14; 2 Macc. 14:17; 3Macc. 3:24; Aeschylus, Thucydides 2, 61 τό αἰφνίδιον καί ἀπροσδόκητον, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Dionysius Halicarnassus, others.) STRONGS NT 160: ἐφνιδιος [ἐφνιδιος, see αἰφνίδιος.] |
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