Strong's Greek · G1810

G1810 exaíphnēs

ἐξαίφνης

ex-ah'-eef-nace

suddenly

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exaíphnēs appears 5 times in Scripture, in Mark, Luke and Acts. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

of a sudden (unexpectedly)

In the King James Version

suddenly

Derivation

from G1537 (ἐκ) and the base of G160 (αἰφνίδιος);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Acts 22:6

“About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.”

Mark 13:36

“Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.”

Luke 2:13

“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:”

Acts 9:3

“As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.”

Luke 9:39

“A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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