Strong's Lexicon
G869
G869 — ἄφνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G869 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄφνω |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G852 (contraction) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | aphno |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | af'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. unawares, i.e. unexpectedly |
| KJV Renderings: | suddenly |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄφνω, adverb (akin to αἰφνης, see in αἰφνίδιος above), suddenly: Act 2:2; Act 16:26; Act 28:6. (the Sept.; (Aeschylus), Thucydides and subsequent writings.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄφνω (suddenly)
Acts 2:2
- KJV: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting
- GK: και εγένετο άφνω εκ του ουρανού ήχος ώσπερ φερομένης πνοής βιαίας και επλήρωσεν όλον τον οίκον ου ήσαν καθήμενοι
Acts 16:26
- KJV: And suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s bands were loosed
- GK: άφνω δε σεισμός εγένετο μέγας ώστε σαλευθήναι τα θεμέλια του δεσμωτηρίου ανεώχθησάν τε παραχρήμα αι θύραι πάσαι και πάντων τα δεσμά ανέθη
Acts 28:6
- KJV: Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly but after they had looked a great while and saw no harm come to him they changed their minds and said that he was a god
- GK: οι δε προσεδόκων αυτόν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι η καταπίπτειν άφνω νεκρόν επί πολύ δε αυτών προσδοκώντων και θεωρούντων μηδέν άτοπον εις αυτόν γινόμενον μεταβαλλόμενοι έλεγον θεόν αυτόν είναι