To breath into
ἐμπνέωStrong’s G1709empneō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Empneō is the Greek word usually translated “breathing out”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,”
Meaning
Usually translated “breathing out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- breathing out 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐμπνέω empneō · to breath into
ἐν-πνέω, -ῶ (Rec. ἐμπ-, see: ἐν) [in LXX: Deu.20:16, Jos.10:28 ff. Jos.11:11, 14 (ptcp. neut., for נֶפֶשׁ, נְשָׁמָה), Wis.15:11 * ;] 1. to breathe on. 2. to breathe; (a) absol.; (b) with genitive part.: figuratively, ἀπειλῆς κ. φόνου, Act.9:1.† (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.