ἀφανίζω
aphanizō · destroy, disfigure
Greek word · Strong’s number G853 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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aphanizō (ἀφανίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “destroy, disfigure”.
Make disappear, destroy; disfigure; in the passive, vanish.
How to say it
a·pha·ni·zō
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
- Spoil, ruin.
- Make the face unsightly.
- Pass out of sight, be lost.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- destroy ×1
- destroys ×1
- perish ×1
- they disfigure ×1
- vanishes ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 6:16
“And when you fast, do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.
- Matthew 6:19
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal;
- Matthew 6:20
but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal;
- Acts 13:41
‘Look, you scoffers, and be amazed and perish; for I am working a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone describes it to you.’”
- James 4:14
you who do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes.