Greek · G547 · unreviewed

ἀπειλή

A menace

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ἀπειλή G547
Pronunciation apeilḗ

What does ἀπειλή (apeilḗ) mean in the Bible?

ἀπειλή (apeilḗ) is a Greek word meaning "a menace". ἀπειλή, -ῆ, ἡ [in LXX for גְּעָרָה, etc.

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Meaning

a menace
Extended definition

A threat expressing hostile intent; warning of impending harm or punishment if demands aren't met

threatening, threat: Act.4:29 9:1, Eph.6:9.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 9:1
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 4:29
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Eph 6:9
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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