853. aphanizó

Strong's Lexicon

aphanizó: To destroy, to vanish, to disappear, to make unseen

Original Word: ἀφανίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: aphanizó
Pronunciation: af-an-id'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (af-an-id'-zo)
Definition: To destroy, to vanish, to disappear, to make unseen
Meaning: I cause to disappear, hide, remove; I disfigure (probably by leaving unwashed for a long period), destroy.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and φαίνω (phaino, "to appear"), meaning "to make unseen" or "to disappear."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀφανίζω, similar concepts can be found in words like אָבַד (abad, Strong's H6), meaning "to perish" or "to be destroyed."

Usage: The verb ἀφανίζω is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of causing something to disappear or become invisible. It can imply physical destruction or the fading away of something's presence or appearance. The term is often used metaphorically to describe the transient nature of earthly things compared to eternal spiritual realities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of things being temporary or fading away was common, especially in philosophical discussions about the material versus the spiritual. The New Testament writers, influenced by this cultural context, used terms like ἀφανίζω to emphasize the fleeting nature of worldly possessions and the enduring value of spiritual treasures.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from aphanés
Definition
to make unseen, i.e. destroy
NASB Translation
destroy (1), destroys (1), neglect (1), perish (1), vanishes away (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 853: ἀφανίζω

ἀφανίζω; (passive, present ἀφανίζομαι); 1 aorist ἠφανίσθην; (ἀφανής);

a. to snatch out of sight, to put out of view, to make unseen (Xenophon, an. 3, 4, 8 ἥλιον νεφέλη παρακαλύψασα ἠφανισε namely, τήν πόλιν, Plato, Phil. 66 a. ἀφανιζοντες κρύπτομεν).

b. to cause to vanish away, to destroy, consume: Matthew 6:19f (often so in Greek writings and the Sept. (cf. Buttmann, § 130, 5)); passive to perish: Acts 13:41 (Luth.vorSchreckenvergehen); to vanish away, James 4:14 (Herodotus 7, 6; 167; Plato and following).

c. to deprive of lustre, render unsightly; to disfigure: τό πρόσωπον, Matthew 6:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

corrupt, disfigure, destroy

From aphanes; to render unapparent, i.e. (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed) -- corrupt, disfigure, perish, vanish away.

see GREEK aphanes

Forms and Transliterations

αφανιεί αφανιείς αφανιείτε αφανιζει αφανίζει ἀφανίζει αφανίζεται αφανιζομενη αφανιζομένη ἀφανιζομένη αφανίζοντας αφανίζουσι αφανιζουσιν ἀφανίζουσιν αφανίσαι αφανίσαί αφανίσατε αφανίση αφανισθή αφανισθής αφανισθήσεται αφανισθήσονται αφανισθητε αφανίσθητε ἀφανίσθητε αφανισθώσι αφάνισον αφανίσω αφανίσωμεν αφανιώ ηφάνισε ηφάνισεν ηφανίσθη ηφανίσθησαν ηφανισμέναι ηφανισμένας ηφανισμένη ηφανισμένην ηφανισμένοι ηφανισμένοις ηφανισμένον ηφανισμένων aphanisthete aphanisthēte aphanísthete aphanísthēte aphanizei aphanízei aphanizomene aphanizomenē aphanizoméne aphanizoménē aphanizousin aphanízousin

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 6:16 V-PIA-3P
GRK: ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ
NAS: as the hypocrites [do], for they neglect their appearance
KJV: for they disfigure their
INT: hypocrites downcast in countenance they disfigure indeed the

Matthew 6:19 V-PIA-3S
GRK: καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου
NAS: and rust destroy, and where
KJV: and rust doth corrupt, and where
INT: and rust destroy and where

Matthew 6:20 V-PIA-3S
GRK: οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου
NAS: nor rust destroys, and where thieves
KJV: nor rust doth corrupt, and where
INT: nor rust destroys and where

Acts 13:41 V-AMP-2P
GRK: θαυμάσατε καὶ ἀφανίσθητε ὅτι ἔργον
NAS: AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING
KJV: wonder, and perish: for I
INT: wonder and perish for a work

James 4:14 V-PPM/P-NFS
GRK: ἔπειτα καὶ ἀφανιζομένη
NAS: and then vanishes away.
KJV: and then vanisheth away.
INT: then moreover vanishes

Strong's Greek 853
5 Occurrences

ἀφανίσθητε — 1 Occ.
ἀφανίζει — 2 Occ.
ἀφανιζομένη — 1 Occ.
ἀφανίζουσιν — 1 Occ.