Strong's Lexicon
G2977 — λάθρα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2977 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λάθρα |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G2990 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | lathra |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lath'-rah |
| Meaning: | 1. privately |
| KJV Renderings: | privily, secretly |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λάθρᾳ (so R G T Tr) (in Homer λάθρῃ, from λανθάνω, λαθεῖν), and L (WH K C (see the latter’s Praef., p. 12: and under the word εἰκῇ)) λάθρᾳ (from λαθρος, λάθρᾳ, λαθρον, cf. Passow (especially Liddell and Scott), under the word; Winers Grammar, 47; Buttmann, 69 (61)), adverb secretly: Mat 1:19; Mat 2:7; Joh 11:28; Act 16:37. (From Homer down; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λάθρᾳ (privily)
Matthew 1:19
- KJV: Then Joseph her husband being a just and not willing to make her a publick example was minded to put her away privily
- GK: Ιωσήφ δε ο ανήρ αυτής δίκαιος ων και μη θέλων αυτήν παραδειγματίσαι εβουλήθη λάθρα απολύσαι αυτήν
Matthew 2:7
- KJV: Then Herod when he had privily called the wise men enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared
- GK: τότε Ηρώδης λάθρα καλέσας τους μάγους ηκρίβωσε παρ΄ αυτών τον χρόνον του φαινομένου αστέρος
John 11:28
- KJV: And when she had so said she went her way and called Mary her sister secretly saying The Master is come and calleth for thee
- GK: και ταύτα ειπούσα απήλθε και εφώνησεν Μαρίαν την αδελφήν αυτής λάθρα ειπούσα ο διδάσκαλος πάρεστι και φωνεί σε
Acts 16:37
- KJV: But Paul said unto them They have beaten us openly uncondemned being Romans and have cast into prison and now do they thrust us out privily nay verily but let them come themselves and fetch us out
- GK: ο δε Παύλος έφη προς αυτούς δείραντες ημάς δημοσία ακατακρίτους ανθρώπους Ρωμαίους υπάρχοντας έβαλον εις φυλακήν και νυν λάθρα ημάς εκβάλλουσιν ου γαρ αλλά ελθόντες αυτοί ημάς εξαγαγέτωσαν
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