Strong's Lexicon aphanismos: Disappearance, destruction, ruin Original Word: ἀφανισμός Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀφανίζω (aphanizō), meaning "to make disappear" or "to destroy." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of destruction or ruin is אָבַד (abad - Strong's H6), which means to perish or be destroyed. Usage: The term "aphanismos" refers to the act or state of disappearing, destruction, or ruin. It conveys the idea of something being obliterated or rendered invisible. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the transient nature of earthly things and the ultimate fate of the wicked. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "aphanismos" would resonate with the philosophical understanding of the impermanence of material things. The idea that earthly possessions and achievements are temporary and can be destroyed aligns with both Jewish and early Christian teachings on the fleeting nature of worldly life compared to eternal spiritual realities. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom aphanizó Definition a vanishing NASB Translation disappear (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 854: ἀφανισμόςἀφανισμός, ἀφανισμοῦ, ὁ (ἀφανίζω, which see), disappearance; destruction: Hebrews 8:13. (Theophrastus, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Lucian, others; often in the Sept., particularly for שַׁמָּה and שְׁמָמָה.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance vanish away. From aphanizo; disappearance, i.e. (figuratively) abrogation -- vanish away. see GREEK aphanizo Forms and Transliterations αφανισμοίς αφανισμόν αφανισμός αφανισμου αφανισμού αφανισμόυ ἀφανισμοῦ αφανισμώ aphanismou aphanismoûLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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