869 - aphnó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἄφνω
Transliteration: aphnó
Definition (short): suddenly
Definition (full): suddenly

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: suddenly
NASB Translation: suddenly (3).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Adverb from aphanes (contraction); unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly -- suddenly.

see GREEK aphanes

KJV: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
NASB: And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
KJV: And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
NASB: and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.
KJV: Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
NASB: But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.