ἀφανιζομένη
aphanízō
vanishing
To make invisible or unrecognizable, to hide from view; in active voice, to destroy, wipe out, or efface such that a thing is no longer seen or recognized; in passive or middle, to disappear, be destroyed, vanish, pass out of sight. Commonly used for physical destruction, erasure, or for making something inconspicuous.
James 4:14 · Word #20
Lexicon G853
| Lemma | ἀφανίζω |
| Transliteration | aphanízō |
| Strong's | G853 |
| Definition | To make invisible or unrecognizable, to hide from view; in active voice, to destroy, wipe out, or efface such that a thing is no longer seen or recognized; in passive or middle, to disappear, be destroyed, vanish, pass out of sight. Commonly used for physical destruction, erasure, or for making something inconspicuous. |
Morphology V PRS PASS PTCP NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | vanishing |
| Literal | vanishing |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀφανίζω |
| Strong's | G853 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G853-03
being made unseen
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present tense, passive voice, participle; nominative feminine singular — indicating an ongoing passive process modifying a feminine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present passive participle denotes an ongoing state of having invisibility caused upon it. "Being made unseen" preserves the passive voice and the root idea of removal from visibility inherent in ἀφανίζω. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
vanishing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 'being made unseen' is overly literal. 'Vanishing' more naturally and contextually renders the participle ἀφανιζομένη, conveying the transitory, disappearing nature described in context. |