To hang upon
ἐκκρεμάννυμιStrong’s G1582ekkremannumi
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ekkremannumi is the Greek word usually translated “were hanging on”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were hanging on”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were hanging on 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκκρεμάννυμι ekkremannumi · to hang upon
ἐκ-κρέμαννυμι, [in LXX for קָשַׁר, Gen.44:30 * ;] to hang from or upon; mid., ἐκκρέμαμαι: figuratively, ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ άκούων (Rec.; WH read ἐξεκρέμετο, which implies a Pres. ἐκκρέμομαι, otherwise unknown; cf. Veitch, see word κρέμαμαι), Luk.19:48.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.