Strong's Lexicon
G160
G160 — αἰφνίδιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G160 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αἰφνίδιος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G5316 (meaning non-apparent) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | aiphnidios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aif-nid'-ee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. unexpected 2. (adverbially) suddenly |
| KJV Renderings: | sudden, unawares |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἰφνίδιος, (αἰφνης, ἀφανής, ἄφνω, which see), unexpected, sudden, unforeseen: Luk 21:34 (here WH ἐφνιδ., see their Introductory § 404 and Appendix, p. 151); 1Th 5:8. (Wis 17:14; 2Ma 14:17; 3Ma 3:24; Aeschylus, Thucydides 2, 61 τό αἰφνίδιον καί ἀπροσδόκητον, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Dionysius Halicarnassus, others.)
STRONGS NT 160: ἐφνιδιος [ἐφνιδιος, see αἰφνίδιος.]
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αἰφνίδιος (sudden)
Luke 21:34
- KJV: And take heed to yourselves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life and that day come upon you unawares
- GK: προσέχετε δε εαυτοίς μήποτε βαρυνθώσιν υμών αι καρδίαι εν κραιπάλη και μέθη και μερίμναις βιωτικαίς και αιφνίδιος εφ΄ υμάς επιστή η ημέρα εκείνη
1 Thessalonians 5:3
- KJV: For when they shall say Peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape
- GK: όταν γαρ λέγωσιν ειρήνη και ασφάλεια τότε αιφνίδιος αυτοίς εφίσταται όλεθρος ώσπερ η ωδίν τη εν γαστρί εχούση και ου εκφύγωσιν