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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 160. αἰφνίδιος (aiphnidios) -- Sudden, unexpected</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/160.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/160.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 160</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/159b.htm" title="159b">◄</a> 160. aiphnidios <a href="../greek/161.htm" title="161">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aiphnidios: Sudden, unexpected</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">αἰφνίδιος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aiphnidios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>aheef-NEE-dee-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aheef-nid'-ee-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sudden, unexpected<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>unexpected, sudden.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word αἰφνίς (aiphnis), meaning "suddenly" or "unexpectedly."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for αἰφνίδιος, the concept of suddenness or unexpectedness can be found in Hebrew words like פִּתְאֹם (pit'om), meaning "suddenly" or "unexpectedly," as seen in passages like Proverbs 6:15.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective αἰφνίδιος (aiphnidios) is used to describe events or occurrences that happen without warning, abruptly, or unexpectedly. It conveys the idea of something taking place suddenly, often with an element of surprise or shock.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greek world, the concept of suddenness was often associated with divine intervention or fate. Events that occurred without warning were sometimes seen as acts of the gods or as manifestations of destiny. In the context of the New Testament, the suddenness of events often underscores the urgency and unpredictability of God's actions or the coming of the end times.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from aiphnés (suddenly)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sudden<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>suddenly (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 160: αἰφνίδιος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">αἰφνίδιος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">αἰφνης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀφανής</span>, <span class="greek2">ἄφνω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">unexpected, sudden, unforeseen</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a> (here <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἐφνιδ.</span>, see their Introductory § 404 and Appendix, p. 151); <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:8</a>. (Wis. 17:14; 2 Macc. 14:17; 3Macc. 3:24; <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> 2, 61 <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">αἰφνίδιον</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπροσδόκητον</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 160: ἐφνιδιος</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐφνιδιος</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">αἰφνίδιος</span></span>.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sudden, unawares. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> (compare <a href="/greek/1810.htm">exaiphnes</a>) (meaning non-apparent); unexpected, i.e. (adverbially) suddenly -- sudden, unawares. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1810.htm">exaiphnes</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αιφνίδιος αἰφνίδιος εφνιδιος ἐφνίδιος aiphnidios aiphnídios<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐφ' ὑμᾶς <b>αἰφνίδιος</b> ἡ ἡμέρα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will not come <span class="itali">on you suddenly</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon you <span class="itali">unawares.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon you <span class="itali">suddenly</span> the day<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀσφάλεια τότε <b>αἰφνίδιος</b> αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will come <span class="itali">upon them suddenly</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> then <span class="itali">sudden</span> destruction<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> security then <span class="itali">suddenly</span> upon them comes<p><b><a href="/greek/160.htm">Strong's Greek 160</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_160.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aiphnidios_160.htm">αἰφνίδιος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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