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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: 852. ἀφανής (aphanés) -- Invisible, hidden, unseen</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/852.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><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/mark/14-44.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/852.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> > 852</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/851.htm" title="851">◄</a> 852. aphanés <a href="../greek/853.htm" title="853">►</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">aphanés: Invisible, hidden, unseen</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀφανής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aphanés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>af-an-ACE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(af-an-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Invisible, hidden, unseen<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>invisible, unseen, hidden.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix "ἀ-" (a-, meaning "not") and "φαίνω" (phaino, meaning "to appear" or "to shine").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ἀφανής," the concept of invisibility or hiddenness can be related to Hebrew words like "נִסְתָּר" (nistar, meaning "hidden" or "concealed") and "עָלַם" (alam, meaning "to hide" or "to conceal").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "ἀφανής" (aphanés) is used to describe something that is not visible or is hidden from sight. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of something that is not immediately apparent or is concealed from human perception. This term can be used both in a literal sense, referring to physical invisibility, and in a metaphorical sense, indicating spiritual or moral hiddenness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, visibility and appearance were often associated with power and presence. The concept of invisibility could imply mystery, divine presence, or the hidden nature of spiritual truths. In Jewish thought, the unseen realm was often associated with the divine, as God Himself is described as invisible. The use of "ἀφανής" in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing the hidden aspects of God's kingdom and spiritual realities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phainó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unseen<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hidden (1).<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 852: ἀφανής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀφανής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀφανες</span> (<span class="greek2">φαίνω</span>), <span class="accented">not manifest, hidden</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>. (Often in Greek writings from (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down.) (Cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δῆλος</span></span>, and <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 130.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <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>invisible, hidden<p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a>; non-apparent) -- that is not manifest. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αφανης αφανής ἀφανὴς aphanes aphanēs aphanḕs<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/hebrews/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔστιν κτίσις <b>ἀφανὴς</b> ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> creature <span class="itali">hidden</span> from His sight,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> any creature <span class="itali">that is not manifest</span> in his<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there is a created thing <span class="itali">hidden</span> before him<p><b><a href="/greek/852.htm">Strong's Greek 852</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_852.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aphane_s_852.htm">ἀφανὴς — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/851.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="851"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="851" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/853.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="853"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="853" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>