Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2990
to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly
KJV usage: :--be hid, be ignorant of, unawares.
Etymology: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
to be unnoticed; to escape the knowledge or observation of a person, Acts 26:26; 2 Pet. 3:5, 8; absol. to be concealed or hidden, escape detection, Mk. 7:24; Lk. 8:47; with a participle of another verb, to be unconscious of an action while being the subject or object of it, Heb. 13:2*
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