Greek verb · G853
ἀφανίζω
aphanizoaf-an-id'-zo
to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.).; Later (MM, see word)
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aphanízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G853is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G853
to render unapparent, i.e. (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed)
The King James renders it: corrupt, disfigure, perish, vanish away.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aphanizo is rendered "to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.).; Later (MM, see word)". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Three of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:16ἀφανίζουσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.)., and Later (MM, see word).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.). | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites… |
| Later (MM, see word)__(a) to destroy | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀφανίζει2
- ἀφανιζομένη1
- ἀφανίζουσιν1
- ἀφανίσθητε1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, command · 2nd person plural1V-APM-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-PPP-NSF
Matthew
three uses
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- ἀφανίζουσινaphanizousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they disfigure
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- ἀφανίζειaphanizeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: destroy
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
- ἀφανίζειaphanizeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: destroy
Acts
one use
‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
- ἀφανίσθητεaphanistheteverb · aorist passive, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do perish
James
one use
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- ἀφανιζομένηaphanizomeneverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: vanishing
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.