ἐμπνέω empneō · G1709

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐμπνέω, ; poetry ἐμ-πνείω, future -πνεύσομαι[]; later -πνεύσω []:—blow or breathe upon, with dative, πόντῳ []; ἐμπνείοντε μεταφρένῳ, of horses so close behind as to breathe upon one's back, []; of a lover, []; κατ᾽ οὖρον, ὥσπερ ἱστίοις, ἐμπνεύσομαι τῇδε E.[same place]; ἄνεμος ἐμπνεύσας δορί []; [αὐλοῖς] ἐμπνεῖν breathe into, play the flute, []:—passive, ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα []; 2 absolutely, breathe in, inhale, []; but usually, ; 2.b breathe, live, be alive, []; τὰ ἐμπνέοντα, ={ἔμψυχα}, []; of one …

Where it's used 1 time

Acts 9:1

Source: TBESG G1709; TFLSJ G1709

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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