What does λανθάνω (lanthánō) mean in the Bible?
λανθάνω (lanthánō): To escape notice or act unawares; often used idiomatically with participles for inadvertent actions.
Greek · G2990
λανθάνω
To lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly
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λανθάνω G2990
Pronunciation lanthánō
What does λανθάνω (lanthánō) mean in the Bible?
λανθάνω (lanthánō): To escape notice or act unawares; often used idiomatically with participles for inadvertent actions.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2990?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include escape your notice (1), has escaped (1), overlook (1), she could not escape notice (1), to escape their notice (1).
Where does λανθάνω (lanthánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 7:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It escape your notice 1× 2 Peter 3:8
has escaped 1× Acts 26:26
overlook 1× 2 Peter 3:5
she could not escape notice 1× Luke 8:47
to escape their notice 1× Mark 7:24
without knowing it 1× Hebrews 13:2
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 7:24 λαθεῖν to to escape their notice Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 8:47 ἔλαθεν to she could not escape notice Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 26:26 λανθάνειν to has escaped Verb - Present Infinitive Active Hebrews 13:2 ἔλαθόν to without knowing it Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2 Peter 3:5 Λανθάνει to overlook Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 3:8 λανθανέτω to escape your notice Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 7:24
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Hebrews 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
ἔλαθεν 1x elathen Luke 8:47
ἔλαθόν 1x elathon Hebrews 13:2
λαθεῖν 1x lathein Mark 7:24
Λανθάνει 1x Lanthanei 2 Peter 3:5
λανθάνειν 1x lanthanein Acts 26:26
λανθανέτω 1x lanthanetō 2 Peter 3:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 13:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:47
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Mark 7:24
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 3:8
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 3:5
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 26:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To escape notice or act unawares; often used idiomatically with participles for inadvertent actions.
Strong's G2990
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Peter 3:5 Source Gloss
to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To escape notice or act unawares; often used idiomatically with participles for inadvertent actions.
to escape notice, be hidden (from): Mrk.7:24, Luk.8:47; with accusative of person(s), Act.26:26, 2Pe.3:5 3:8; as in common cl. idiom, before ptcp., ἔλαθον ξενίσαντες, entertained unawares, Heb.13:2 (cf. ἐκ-, ἐπι-λανθάνω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 7:24 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
λαθεῖν. laqein
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verse Luke 8:47 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἔλαθε, elaqen
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verse Acts 26:26 Verb Present Active Infinitive
λανθάνειν lanqanein
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verse Hebrews 13:2 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἔλαθόν elaqon
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verse 2 Peter 3:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
λανθάνει lanqanei
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verse 2 Peter 3:8 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Imperative
λανθανέτω lanqanetw
I am hidden, escape notice
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Mark 7:24 1×
Present Active Acts 26:26 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Luke 8:47 · Heb 13:2 2×
Present Active 2 Pet 3:5 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 2 Pet 3:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 aorist 3
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 7:24 λαθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 8:47 ἔλαθεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 26:26 λανθάνειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 13:2 ἔλαθόν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 3:5 λανθάνει present active indicative ongoing 2 Peter 3:8 λανθανέτω present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
deliberately overlooking or ignoring something, choosing not to know
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
λανθάνω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain