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Unawares

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

* Notes: (1) In Hebrews 13:2 , lanthano, "to escape notice," is used with the aorist participle of xenizo, "to entertain," signifying "entertained ... unawares" (an idiomatic usage common in classical Greek). (2) For aiphnidios, "unawares," in Luke 21:34 , AV, see SUDDENLY. (3) In Galatians 2:4 , pareisaktos, "brought in secretly," is rendered "unawares brought in." See PRIVILY , Note: cp. BRING, No. 17. (4) In Jude 1:4 , AV, pareisduno, "to slip in secretly," is rendered "crept in unawares." See CREEP , A, No. 2.