αἰφνίδιος
aiphnidios · sudden
Greek word · Strong’s number G160 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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aiphnidios (αἰφνίδιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sudden”.
Unexpected.
How to say it
aiph·ni·di·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Coming all at once, without warning.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- sudden ×1
- suddenly ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day come upon you suddenly
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.