855. aphantos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
aphantos: Invisible, not seen

Original Word: ἄφαντος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: aphantos
Pronunciation: ah-fan-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (af'-an-tos)
Definition: Invisible, not seen
Meaning: disappearing, invisible, hidden.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-, meaning "not" or "without") and "φαίνω" (phaino, meaning "to appear" or "to be visible").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aphantos," the concept of invisibility or hiddenness can be related to Hebrew words like "עָלַם" (alam, Strong's H5956), meaning "to hide" or "to conceal."

Usage: The term "aphantos" is used to describe something that is not visible or has disappeared from sight. In the New Testament, it is used to convey the idea of something or someone being hidden or no longer visible to the human eye.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, visibility and appearance were often associated with reality and presence. The concept of something being "aphantos" would imply a transition from the visible to the invisible, often carrying connotations of mystery or divine action. In the context of early Christianity, the term could be used to describe the mysterious nature of divine encounters or the spiritual realm.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and phainó
Definition
invisible
NASB Translation
vanished (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 855: ἄφαντος

ἄφαντος, ἀφαντον (from φαίνομαι), taken out of sight, made invisible: ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ' αὐτῶν, he departed from them suddenly and in a way unseen, he vanished, Luke 24:31. (In poets from Homer down; later in prose writings also; Diodorus 4, 65 ἐμπεσών εἰς τό χάσμα ... ἄφαντος ἐγένετο, Plutarch, orac. def. c. 1. Sometimes angels, withdrawing suddenly from human view, are said ἀφανεῖς γίνεσθαι: 2 Macc. 3:34; Acta Thom. §§ 27 and 43.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
vanished out of sight.

From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of phaino; non-manifested, i.e. Invisible -- vanished out of sight.

see GREEK a

see GREEK phaino

Forms and Transliterations
αφαντος άφαντος ἄφαντος άφαψαι αφάψεις αφάψετε άφεδρον αφέδρου αφέδρω αφήπται aphantos áphantos
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 24:31 Adj-NMS
GRK: καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ'
NAS: and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
INT: And he vanished [from] being seen from

Strong's Greek 855
1 Occurrence


ἄφαντος — 1 Occ.

















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