ἘΞΑΦΑΝΙΣΕΙΝ, ἐξαφανισειν
EXAPHANISEIN, exaphanisein
Sounds Like: eks-ah-fah-NEE-sain
Translations: to destroy, to abolish, to make disappear, to blot out, to vanish
From the root: ἘΞΑΦΑΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to cause something to vanish completely, to obliterate, or to make it disappear. It implies a thorough and complete removal or destruction, often to the point of leaving no trace. It can be used in contexts of physical destruction, but also of abolishing laws, customs, or memories.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1821 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 4:127
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΞΑΦΑΝΙΖΩ.
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- ἘΞΑΦΑΝΙΣΑΣ — having destroyed, having abolished, having made disappear, having vanished, having put out of sight
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