"suddenly, unexpectedly, Mk. 13:36; Lk. 2:13; 9:39; Acts 9:3; 22:6*"
Definition and meaning
suddenly, unexpectedly, Mk. 13:36; Lk. 2:13; 9:39; Acts 9:3; 22:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐξαίφνης
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of exaiphnes (G1810) across the King James Bible.
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
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Common questions
Strong's G1810 (exaiphnes) is a Greek word that means: suddenly, unexpectedly, Mk. 13:36; Lk. 2:13; 9:39; Acts 9:3; 22:6* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word exaiphnes (G1810) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1810 is exaiphnes, a Greek word defined as: suddenly, unexpectedly, Mk. 13:36; Lk. 2:13; 9:39; Acts 9:3; 22:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
exaiphnes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.