• ἄφνως(áphnōs)

Related toἐξαίφνης(exaíphnēs),αἴφνης(aíphnēs,“suddenly”),ἐξᾰπίνης(exăpínēs,“id”), of uncertain origin. One theory derives the word fromProto-Indo-European*h₂egʷʰ-, shared withSanskritअह्नाय(ahnāya,“instantly, at once”). However, Beekes, noting the π/φ variation in the word's relatives, suggestsPre-Greek origin.^[1]

ἄφνω• (áphnō)

1. unawares,of a sudden
2. suddenly,unexpectedly

• ἄφνω inBailly, Anatole (1935),Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄφνω in theDiccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• ἄφνω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese),University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἄφνω”, inLiddell & Scott (1940),A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G869 inStrong, James (1979),Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910),English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • suddenly idem, page 835.
  • unexpectedly idem, page 917.

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