ἄφνωáphnō
suddenly: Acts 2:2, Acts 16:26, Acts 28:6.
Greek (New Testament) · G869
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 2:2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.
- Acts 16:26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
- Acts 28:6 The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.