ἀφανίζω aphanizō · G0853

to destroy

ἀφανίζω ; (ἀφανής), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם ni., שָׁמַד hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.). ; 2. Later (MM, see word) ; (a) to destroy: Mat.6:19-20; (b) to disfigure: Mat.6:16. Pass., to vanish: Jas.4:14; to perish: Act.13:41(LXX).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀφᾰν-ίζω, ; Attic dialect future -ῐῶ[]: perfect ἠφάνικα[]:—make unseen, hide, νεφέλη.. ἠφάνισεν ἥλιον[]; hush up, ἔργον[]: hence, lose sight of, []do away with, reject, []; make away with a person, [] —passive, τὴν γνώμην μηδὲν.. ἀφανισθεῖσαν in no part concealed or suppressed, []; 2 do away with, remove, ἄχος[]; τινὰ πόλεος carry one off from the city, []; ἀ. αὑτὸν εἰς τὸν νεών disappear into the temple, []; 3 destroy, Ἀθήνας[]; 4 obliterate writing, []; traces of bloodshed, []; spirit away a …

Where it's used 5 times

Matthew 6:16 · Matthew 6:19 · Matthew 6:20 · Acts 13:41 · James 4:14

Source: TBESG G0853; TFLSJ G0853

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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