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Lexicon :: Strong's G2990 - lanthanō

Aa
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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:24 -

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came up trembling and fell down before Him. She declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - “For [your majesty] the king understands these things, and [therefore] I am also speaking to him with confidence and boldness, since I am convinced that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner [hidden from view, in secret].

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:2 - Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:5 - For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed [fn]out of water and by water,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:8 -

Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.

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