disappearing
Aphantos describes becoming no longer visible, as he vanished from them after they recognized him.
The attested use describes a person becoming no longer visible to others: in Luke 24:31, after their eyes are opened and they recognize him, he is no longer present before them.
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becoming no longer visible · dominant
In Luke 24:31, the nominative singular masculine adjective occurs in the clause following their recognition of him. The APB renders the verse, "Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from them," presenting his disappearance from their sight.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 24:31, the APB presents the event with "he vanished from them." This rendering confirms the clause's overall scene rather than isolating the adjective word-for-word.