ἀφανίζω (ἀφανής), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם ni., שָׁמַד hi., etc. ;] 1. to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., a1.). 2. Later (MM, see word) (a) to destroy: Mat.6:19-20; (b) to disfigure: Mat.6:16. Pass., to vanish: Jas.4:14; to perish: Act.13:41(LXX).† (AS)
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G853 — ἀφανίζω
aphanizō · to destroy · Greek
5 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 6:16 · ἀφανίζουσιν“Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.Matthew 6:19 · ἀφανίζει“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;Matthew 6:20 · ἀφανίζειbut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;Acts 13:41 · ἀφανίσθητε,‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”James 4:14 · ἀφανιζομένη·Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.