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Be agitated

ἐμβριμάομαιStrong’s G1690

embrimaomai

Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament

In short

Embrimaomai is the Greek word usually translated “strictly instructed”, “having sternly warned” and “were grumbling”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.

“And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.”
Matthew 9:30 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “strictly instructed”, “having sternly warned” and “were grumbling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he strictly instructed 1
  • having sternly warned 1
  • they were grumbling 1
  • he was deeply moved 1
  • being deeply moved 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2
  • John 2
  • Matthew 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐμβριμάομαι embrimaomai · be agitated

ἐμ-βριμάομαι (T, -έομαι; Bl., § 22, 1), -ῶμαι (βρίμη, strength, bulk, whence βριμάομαι, to snort with anger), depon., with aor. mid. and pass., [in LXX (Hatch, Essays, 25): Dan LXX 11:30 (also Aq., Psa.7:12; Sm., Isa.17:13) * ;] to snort in (of horses, Æsch.), hence, to speak or act with deep feeling (DCG, i, 62b); (a) to be moved with anger (cf. ἐμβρίμημα, La 2:6): with dative, Mrk.14:5, Jhn.11:33; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Jhn.11:38; (b) to admonish sternly: with dative, Mat.9:30, Mrk.1:43.† (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.