Suddenly
ἐξαίφνηςStrong’s G1810exaiphnēs
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Exaiphnēs is the Greek word usually translated “suddenly”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.”
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 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- Luke 9:39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
- Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
- Acts 22:6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
Greek dictionary
ἐξαίφνης exaiphnēs · suddenly
ἐξ-αίφνης (WH, ἐξέφνης, exc. Act.22:6; see App., p. 151, and cf. M, Pr., 35), adv. (ἄφνω), [in LXX chiefly for פִּתְאוֹם ;] suddenly Mrk.13:36, Luk.2:13 9:39, Act.9:3 22:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “suddenly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUD'DENLY, adverb
In an unexpected manner; unexpectedly; hastily; without preparation.
- “Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly” Proverbs 6:15
- Without premeditation.
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.