🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G2990
G2990

λανθάνω

lanthánō [lan-than'-o] Verb
Core meaningbe hidden

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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