Strong G1810ἐξαίφνης
suddenly
- Transliteration
- exaiphnēs
- Pronunciation
- ex-ah'eef-nace
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐξ-αίφνης (WH, ἐξέφνης, exc. Act.22:6; see App., p. 151, and cf. M, Pr., 35), adv.
(ἄφνω), [in LXX chiefly for פִּתְאוֹם;]
suddenly Mrk.13:36, Luk.2:13 9:39, Act.9:3 22:6.†
(AS)
(ἄφνω), [in LXX chiefly for פִּתְאוֹם;]
suddenly Mrk.13:36, Luk.2:13 9:39, Act.9:3 22:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1810 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- suddenly5
First verses
- Mark 13:36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- Luke 9:39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
- Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
- Acts 22:6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐξαίφν-ης,
adverb on a sudden, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.738, 21.14, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.52, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1077 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1610, etc.: with)]participle, ψυχὴν θεωρεῖν ἐ. ἀποθανόντος ἑκάστου the moment that he is dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 523e)]; ἀκούσαντι ἐ. at first hearing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cra.” 396b: with _Article_, τό γ᾽ ἐ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.153)]; but τὸ ἐ. the instantaneous, that which is between motion and rest, and not in the time-series, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 156d)]; but, ={τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 222b15.)]
adverb on a sudden, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.738, 21.14, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.52, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1077 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1610, etc.: with)]participle, ψυχὴν θεωρεῖν ἐ. ἀποθανόντος ἑκάστου the moment that he is dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 523e)]; ἀκούσαντι ἐ. at first hearing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cra.” 396b: with _Article_, τό γ᾽ ἐ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.153)]; but τὸ ἐ. the instantaneous, that which is between motion and rest, and not in the time-series, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 156d)]; but, ={τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 222b15.)]