adjective

afanas

Greekἀφανής (afanēs)

Strong’sG852

invisible

stem afan-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

hidden1×

What it means

ἀφανής, -ές

(< φαίνω), [in LXX: Ne 4:8 (2), Jb 24:20, Si 20:30 41:14, II Mac 3:34*;]

unseen, hidden: He 4:13.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G852 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidaf-an-ace'

non-apparent)

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G5316;

King Jamesthat is not manifest.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	afanos	afanas1×ἀφανὴς	afanem	afanois	afanais	afaneim
object accusative	afanon	afanan		afanoin	afanain
direct address vocative	afanor	afanar		afanoir	afanair
of, belonging to genitive	afanou	afanau	afaneu	afanoiu	afanaiu	afaneiu
to, for dative	afano	afana	afane	afanoi	afanai	afanei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

afanstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

afan is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

afanas“hidden”subjectnominative singular1×

Hebrews 4:13“hidden”kai ouk atō ktisias afanas enōpion autou, panteim de gumneim kai trachēlizirēteim toi ofthalmoi autou, pros hon ni tos logos.Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.