Strong's Lexicon
G855
G855 — ἄφαντος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G855 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄφαντος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5316 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aphantos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | af'-an-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. non-manifested, i.e. invisible |
| KJV Renderings: | vanished out of sight |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄφαντος, ἀφαντον (from φαίνομαι), taken out of sight, made invisible: ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, he departed from them suddenly and in a way unseen, he vanished, Luk 24:31. (In poets from Homer down; later in prose writings also; Diodorus 4, 65 ἐμπεσών εἰς τό χάσμα ... ἄφαντος ἐγένετο, Plutarch, orac. def. c. 1. Sometimes angels, withdrawing suddenly from human view, are said ἀφανεῖς γίνεσθαι: 2Ma 3:34; Acta Thom. §§ 27 and 43.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄφαντος (vanished out of sight)
Luke 24:31
- KJV: And their eyes were opened and they knew him and he vanished out of their sight
- GK: αυτών δε διηνοίχθησαν οι οφθαλμοί και επέγνωσαν αυτόν και αυτός άφαντος εγένετο απ΄ αυτών