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ἀχλύς
achlus
G0887
G:N-F Greek

mist

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Achlus denotes a haze that falls on a man in Acts 13:11, accompanying his inability to see.

The sole attested use describes a haze falling upon a man in connection with his temporary inability to see.

Senses in use

  1. Haze falling with loss of sight · dominant

    In Acts 13:11, the nominative singular feminine form occurs in the clause where haze and darkness fall upon the man after he is told that he will be unable to see the sun. The APB renders the scene, “Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 13:11, the APB presents the clause as “mist and darkness fell upon him.” It does not isolate the lemma’s contribution from the accompanying darkness.

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