Strong’s G1810 · Greek
ἐξαίφνης
exaíphnēs · ex-ah'-eef-nace
Origin from ἐκ (G1537) and the base of αἰφνίδιος (G160);
Meaning of a sudden (unexpectedly)
In the King James Version suddenly. Compare ἐξάπινα (G1819).
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Mark 13:36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- Luke 9:39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
- Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
- Acts 22:6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
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.