Strong’s G160 · Greek
αἰφνίδιος
aiphnídios · aheef-nid'-ee-os
Origin from a compound of Α (G1) (as a negative particle) and φαίνω (G5316) (compare ἐξαίφνης (G1810)) (meaning non-apparent);
Meaning unexpected, i.e. (adverbially) suddenly
In the King James Version sudden, unawares.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.