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G2977 λάθρα (láthra)
Greek
Adverb
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Quick Definition

secretly

Strong's Definition

privately

Derivation: adverb from G2990 (λανθάνω);

KJV Usage: privily, secretly

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

λάθρᾳ (so R G T Tr) (in Homer λάθρῃ, from λανθάνω, λαθεῖν), and L (WH K C (see the latter's Praef., p. 12: and under the word εἰκῇ)) λάθρᾳ (from λαθρος, λάθρᾳ, λαθρον, cf. Passow (especially Liddell and Scott), under the word; Winers Grammar, 47; Buttmann, 69 (61)), adverb secretly: Mat_1:19; Mat_2:7; Joh_11:28; Act_16:37. (From Homer down; the Sept..)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

λάθρᾳ lathrai 4x secretly, privately, Mat_1:19 ; Mat_2:7 ; Joh_11:28 ; Act_16:37

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λάθρᾳ ( Att. .; in Hom ., -ρῃ , Rec. -ρα ), adv. , [in LXX chiefly for ‎ H5643 ;] secretly: Mat_1:19 ; Mat_2:7 , Mar_5:33 ( WH , mg .), Joh_11:28 , Act_16:37 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

λάθρα [page 368] λάθρα , which Moulton ( Gr. ii. p. 84) prefers to write instead of λάθρᾳ , occurs in P Par 22 .28 (B.C. 165) τοῦτον ( sc. λίνον ) λάθρα κομισάμενος : cf. BGU IV. 1141 .48 (B.C. 14). See also Boisacq (p. 549) who treats the form as an instrumental singular.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

λάθρᾳ (Att..; in Hom., -ρῃ, Rec. -ρα), adv., [in LXX chiefly for ‎סֵתֶר ;] secretly: Mat.1:19 2:7, Mrk.5:33 (WH, mg.), Jhn.11:28, Act.16:37.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

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