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Lexicon :: Strong's G2977 - lathra

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λάθρᾳ
Transliteration
lathra (Key)
Pronunciation
lath'-rah
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
4x in 1 unique form(s) TR
4x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
6x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†λάθρα láthra, lath'-rah; adverb from G2990; privately:—privily, secretly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2977 in the following manner: privily (3x), secretly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2977 in the following manner: privily (3x), secretly (1x).

  1. secretly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λάθρα láthra, lath'-rah; adverb from G2990; privately:—privily, secretly.
STRONGS G2977:
λάθρᾳ (so R G T Tr) (in Homer λάθρῃ, from λανθάνω, λαθεῖν), and L (WH K C (see the latter's Praef., p. 12: and under the word εἰκῇ)) λάθρᾳ (from λαθρος, λάθρᾳ, λαθρον, cf. Passow (especially Liddell and Scott), under the word; Winers Grammar, 47; Buttmann, 69 (61)), adverb secretly: Matthew 1:19; Matthew 2:7; John 11:28; Acts 16:37. (From Homer down; the Sept..)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:19; 2:7
John
11:28
Acts
16:37

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Strong's Number G2977 matches the Greek λάθρᾳ (lathra),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19 - Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement[fn] quietly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 - Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 - But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”
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