To threaten
ἀπειλέωStrong’s G0546apeileō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apeileō is the Greek word usually translated “let us warn” and “was threatening”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.”
Meaning
Usually translated “let us warn” and “was threatening”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- let us warn 1
- was threatening 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀπειλέω apeileō · to threaten
ἀπειλέω, -ῶ (ἀπειλή) [in LXX: Nam.1:4 (גָּעַר), Isa.66:14 (זָעַם), Sir.19:17, al. ;] to threaten: 1Pe.2:23; mid., Act.4:17 (see MM, VGT, see word, and cf. προσαπειλέω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “threaten” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THREATEN, verb transitive
thret'n.
- To declare the purpose of inflicting punishment, pain or other evil on another, for some sin or offense; to menace.
- To menace; to terrify or attempt to terrify by menaces; as for extorting money.
- To charge or enjoin with menace, or with implied rebuke; or to charge strictly.“Let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in his name” Acts 4:17
- To menace by action; to present the appearance of coming evil; as, rolling billows threaten to overwhelm us.
All definitions
- To exhibit the appearance of something evil or unpleasant approaching; as, the clouds threaten us with rain or a storm.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.