What does ἐξαίφνης (exaíphnēs) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαίφνης (exaíphnēs) is a Greek word meaning "of a sudden (unexpectedly)".
Greek · G1810
ἐξαίφνης
Of a sudden (unexpectedly)
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ἐξαίφνηςG1810
Pronunciationexaíphnēs
What does ἐξαίφνης (exaíphnēs) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαίφνης (exaíphnēs) is a Greek word meaning "of a sudden (unexpectedly)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1810?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include suddenly (3), abruptly (1), without notice (1).
Where does ἐξαίφνης (exaíphnēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 13:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsuddenly3×Luke 2:13, Acts 9:3, Acts 22:6
abruptly1×Luke 9:39
without notice1×Mark 13:36
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 13:36
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Mark1Luke2Acts2
Source forms
ἐξαίφνης5xexaiphnēsMark 13:36, Luke 2:13, Luke 9:39, Acts 9:3
Parsing patterns
Adverb5xMark 13:36, Luke 2:13, Luke 9:39, Acts 9:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. of a sudden (unexpectedly)
Strong'sG1810
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms1 form5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
of a sudden (unexpectedly)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 13:36Adverb
ἐξαίφνηςexaifnhv
suddenly, unexpectedly
Read verseLuke 2:13Adverb
ἐξαίφνηςexaifnhv
suddenly, unexpectedly
Read verseLuke 9:39Adverb
ἐξαίφνηςexaifnhv
suddenly, unexpectedly
Read verseActs 9:3Adverb
ἐξαίφνηςexaifnhv
suddenly, unexpectedly
Read verseActs 22:6Adverb
ἐξαίφνηςexaifnhv
suddenly, unexpectedly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms5
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Mark 13:36 · Luke 2:13 · Luke 9:39 · Acts 9:3 · Acts 22:65×
Word Origins
ἐξαίφνης is built from these roots:
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