Strong's Lexicon
G1709 — ἐμπνέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1709 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐμπνέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and G4154 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | empneo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | emp-neh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to inhale 2. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon) |
| KJV Renderings: | breathe |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμπνέω (T WH ἐνπνέω, see ἐν, III. 3);
1. to breathe in or on (from Homer down).
2. to inhale (Aeschylus, Plato, others); with partitive genitive, ἀπειλῆς καί φόνου, threatening and slaughter were so to speak the element from which he drew his breath, Act 9:1; see Meyer at the passage, cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 9c.; (Buttmann, 167 (146)); ἐμπνέον ζωῆς, the Sept. Jos 10:40.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐμπνέω (breathe)
Acts 9:1
- KJV: And Saul yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord went unto the high priest
- GK: ο δε Σαύλος έτι εμπνέων απειλής και φόνου εις τους μαθητάς του κυρίου προσελθών τω αρχιερεί
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