ΛΑΘΡΑ, λαθρα
LATHRA, lathra
Sounds Like: LAH-thra
Translations: secretly, privately, in secret, unobserved
From the root: ΛΑΘΡΑ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'secretly' or 'privately'. It describes an action that is done without others knowing or seeing, often implying a hidden or concealed manner. It can be used to indicate that something is done in secret, away from public view, or without drawing attention.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2977 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 9:60
- Psalms — 100:5
- Job — 31:27
- Habakkuk — 3:14
- Matthew — 1:19, 2:7
- John — 11:28
- Acts of the Apostles — 16:37
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:207
- Book 6 — 13:323
- Book 7 — 9:201, 11:276
- Book 8 — 11:282, 13:340
- Book 12 — 6:209
- Book 13 — 1:28, 12:334, 12:336
- Book 14 — 11:288, 14:391, 16:471
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:14, 14:16, 28:1, 30:4, 30:6, 31:8, 33:22
- Book Two — 16:19, 17:4, 17:43, 21:45
- Book Four — 7:26
- Book Five — 10:8, 13:34
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 69:388
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 13:6
- 1 Samuel — 18:22, 26:5
- 1 Maccabees — 9:60
- 3 Maccabees — 6:24
- Psalms — 100:5
- Odes — 6:14
- Job — 31:27
- Habakkuk — 3:14
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΘΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΑΘΡΑΙΩΣ — secretly, privately, unawares, without being seen
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