# ἀφανισμός/aphanismos This word is a type of thing or idea. It is a noun. * This word means disappearance or vanishing. * This word is used to talk about something that vanished or is about to vanish. People can no longer see it or will soon no longer see it * Sometimes people can no longer see it because it was destroyed and it no longer exists. See: Hebrews 8:13