Strong’s G2977 · Greek
λάθρα
láthra · lath'-rah
Origin adverb from λανθάνω (G2990);
Meaning privately
In the King James Version privily, secretly.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 1:19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
- Matthew 2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- John 11:28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
- Acts 16:37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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.