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Lexicon :: Strong's G2990 - lanthanō

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λανθάνω
Transliteration
lanthanō (Key)
Pronunciation
lan-than'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of a primitive verb, which is used only as an alt. in certain tenses
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Strong’s Definitions

λανθάνω lanthánō, lan-than'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly:—be hid, be ignorant of, unawares.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2990 in the following manner: be hid (3x), be ignorant of (2x), unawares (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2990 in the following manner: be hid (3x), be ignorant of (2x), unawares (1x).

  1. to be hidden, to be hidden from one, secretly, unawares, without knowing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λανθάνω lanthánō, lan-than'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly:—be hid, be ignorant of, unawares.
STRONGS G2990:
λανθάνω (lengthened form of λήθω); 2 aorist ἔλαθόν, (whence Latinlatere); the Sept. several times for נֶעְלַם, etc.; (from Homer down); to be hidden: Mark 7:24; Luke 8:47; τινα, to be hidden from one, Acts 26:26; 2 Peter 3:5 (on which see θέλω, 1 under the end), 8; accusative to the well-known classic usage, joined in a finite form to a participle equivalent to secretly, unawares, without knowing (cf. Matthiae, § 552 β.; Passow, under the word, ii., p. 18{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. 2); Winers Grammar, § 54, 4; (Buttmann, § 144, 14)): ἔλαθόν ξενίσαντες, have unawares entertained, Hebrews 13:2. (Compare: ἐκλανθάνω, ἐπιλανθάνω (λανθάνομαι).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
7:24
Luke
8:47
Acts
26:26
Hebrews
13:2
2 Peter
3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2990 matches the Greek λανθάνω (lanthanō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:24 - Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[fn] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:2 - Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:5 - But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:8 - But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
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