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GreekG2990Verb

λανθάνω

lanthanō

6Occurrences
G2990Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly

a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to escape notice, be hidden (from): as in common cl. idiom, before ptcp., ἔλαθον ξενίσαντες, entertained unawares.
LXX: for עָלַם ni., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

λανθάνω appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
2
Acts
1
Hebrews
1
Luke
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 3:5BSB

But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

2 Peter 3:8BSB

Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Acts 26:26BSB

For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

Hebrews 13:2BSB

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Luke 8:47BSB

Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.