λάθρα
lathra · secretly
Greek word · Strong’s number G2977 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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lathra (λάθρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “secretly”.
Without anyone knowing.
How to say it
la·thra
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
- Without anyone knowing.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- secretly ×3
- privately ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 1:19
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly, decided to send her away secretly.
- Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly called the magi and learned precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
- John 11:28
And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
- Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, “They beat us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Romans, and threw us into prison, and now are they throwing us out secretly? No indeed! Rather, let them come themselves and bring us out.”