To swell up
πίμπρημιStrong’s G4092pimprēmi
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pimprēmi is the Greek word usually translated “become inflamed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.”
Meaning
Usually translated “become inflamed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to become inflamed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πίμπρημι pimprēmi · to swell up
πίμπρημι (in cl. prose, rare in the simple form), [in LXX: Num.5:21-22, 27 (צָבֶה) * ;] 1. to blow, burn. 2. Later, to cause to swell; mid., of parts of the body, to become swollen (LXX) : Act.28:6 (cf. ἐμπίπρημι).† (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.