ἈΦΑΝΗΣ, ἀφανης
APHANĒS, aphanēs
Sounds Like: ah-fah-NEES
Translations: unseen, invisible, hidden, secret, a hidden thing
From the root: ἈΦΑΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is not visible or cannot be seen. It can refer to something literally out of sight, or something that is concealed, secret, or unknown. It is often used to describe things that are hidden from human perception or knowledge.
Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter; Nominative or Accusative; Singular
Strong’s number: G0852 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:16
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 21:154
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:41
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 4:13
From the same root
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