Sudden
αἰφνίδιοςStrong’s G0160aiphnidios
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aiphnidios is the Greek word usually translated “suddenly”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”
Meaning
Usually translated “suddenly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- suddenly 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
αἰφνίδιος aiphnidios · sudden
αἰφνίδιος (in Lk, l.with, ἐφν- WH; see M, Pr., 35), -ον (αἴφνης = ἄφνως, suddenly), [in LXX: Wis.17:15, 2Ma.14:17, 3Ma.3:24 * ;] sudden, unexpected: Luk.21:34, 1Th.5:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sudden” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUD'DEN, adjective
[Latin subitaneus.]
- Happening without previous notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparatives.“And sudden fear troubleth thee” Job 22:10“For when they shall say, peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them” 1 Thessalonians 5:3
- Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate; passionate. [Not in use.]
All definitions and other forms of “sudden”
SUD'DEN, noun
An unexpected occurrence; surprise. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.