Strong G869ἄφνω
suddenly
- Transliteration
- aphnō
- Pronunciation
- af'-no
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Adverb from G852 (contracted); unawares that is unexpectedly: - suddenly.
Detailed definition
ἄφνω
adv., [in LXX for פִּתְאוֹם;]
suddenly: Act.2:2 16:26 28:6.†
(AS)
adv., [in LXX for פִּתְאוֹם;]
suddenly: Act.2:2 16:26 28:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G869 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- suddenly3
First verses
- Acts 2:2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
- Acts 16:26And 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.
- Acts 28:6Howbeit 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄφνω,
adverb unawares, of a sudden, [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 195, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1205, Alcaeus 420, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 268, etc.: in Prose, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.104, 7.37, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.41, NT.Act.2.2, etc.)]:—also ἄφνως, [Refs (“epigram Gr.” 468.)]
adverb unawares, of a sudden, [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 195, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1205, Alcaeus 420, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 268, etc.: in Prose, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.104, 7.37, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.41, NT.Act.2.2, etc.)]:—also ἄφνως, [Refs (“epigram Gr.” 468.)]