ἔλαθόν
lanthánō
unawares
To escape notice, to remain hidden (from someone), to go unnoticed or to be unknown to another. Primarily, λανθάνω means to not be perceived, recognized, or discovered by someone else. The verb can refer to both literal physical concealment and to figurative states such as an action or fact remaining unknown, unrecognized, or unnoticed by others. Depending on context, it can convey the sense of acting without another's awareness, or of something happening without conscious knowledge (e.g., 'unawares').
Hebrews 13:2 · Word #8
Lexicon G2990
| Lemma | λανθάνω |
| Transliteration | lanthánō |
| Strong's | G2990 |
| Definition | To escape notice, to remain hidden (from someone), to go unnoticed or to be unknown to another. Primarily, λανθάνω means to not be perceived, recognized, or discovered by someone else. The verb can refer to both literal physical concealment and to figurative states such as an action or fact remaining unknown, unrecognized, or unnoticed by others. Depending on context, it can convey the sense of acting without another's awareness, or of something happening without conscious knowledge (e.g., 'unawares'). |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unawares |
| Literal | escaped-notice |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | λανθάνω |
| Strong's | G2990 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2990-02
they went unnoticed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural, expresses a simple past action performed by the subject. "They went unnoticed" preserves the root idea of escaping notice and reflects the completed past aspect of the aorist. |
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