Strong’s
G853Verb5 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 6:16ἀφανίζουσιν
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Acts 13:41ἀφανίσθητε
‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
- James 4:14ἀφανιζομένη
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Abbott-Smith
ἀφανίζω
(ἀφανής), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם ni., שָׁמַד hi., etc. ;]
(ἀφανής), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם ni., שָׁמַד hi., etc. ;]
1. to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.).
2. Later (MM, see word)
(a) to destroy: Mat.6:19-20;
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.