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Disappearance

ἀφανισμόςStrong’s G0854

aphanismos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Aphanismos is the Greek word usually translated “vanishing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.”
Hebrews 8:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “vanishing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • vanishing 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀφανισμός aphanismos · disappearance

    ἀφανισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ἀφανίζω), [in LXX chiefly for שַׁמָּה, שְׁמָמָה ;] vanishing: Heb.8:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “disappearance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DISAPPEARANCE, noun

    Cessation of appearance; a removal from sight.

      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.