Dictionary entry

ἀφανίζω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀφανίζω,

(< ἀφανής), [in LXX for שׁמם ni., שׁמד hi., etc.;]

1. to make unseen, hide from sight (Xen., al.).

2. Later (MM, s.v.),

(a) to destroy: Mt 6:19, 20;

(b) to disfigure: Mt 6:16. Pass., to vanish: Ja 4:14; to perish: Ac 13:41(LXX).†