Apeilē ἀπειλή
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| ἀπειλή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apeilē |
| Strong's number | G547 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | threat |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Apeilē (Greek ἀπειλή, Strong's G547) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “threat”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | threatenings (2), straitly (1), threatening (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | threats (2), use of threats (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apeilē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 4:17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
- Acts 4:29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
- Acts 9:1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).