UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: advb.

Sense 1: suddenly, at once, immediately

Semantic entry: 67.113

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young

Definition: pertaining to an extremely short period of time between a previous state or event and a subsequent state or event (in a number of contexts there is the implication of unexpectedness; but this seems to be a derivative of the context as a whole and not a part of the meaning of the lexical items)

ACT 2:2: RV ACT 2:2 · LV ACT 2:2 · Read together ACT 2:2

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OET-RV ACT 2:2

2 Suddenly there was a noise in the sky that sounded like a strong wind, then it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

OET-LV ACT 2:2

2 And suddenly a_sound became out _of the heaven, as being _carried of_a_ forceful _wind, and it _filled all the house where they _were sitting.

ACT 16:26: RV ACT 16:26 · LV ACT 16:26 · Read together ACT 16:26

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OET-RV ACT 16:26

26 Suddenly there was a strong earthquake that shook even the foundations of the prison, and immediately all the prison doors opened up and the chains of all the prisoners came loose.

OET-LV ACT 16:26

26 And suddenly an_ great _earthquake became, so _that the foundations of _the prison to _be _shaken, and immediately all the doors were _opened _up, and the bonds of _all was _unfastened.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 2:2 · RV ACT 16:26 · RV ACT 28:6 · LV ACT 2:2 · LV ACT 16:26 · LV ACT 28:6 · Read together ACT 2:2 · Read together ACT 16:26 · Read together ACT 28:6

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἄφνω

Form 1

Sense 1: suddenly, at once, immediately