ἀπειλή
apeilē · threat
Greek word · Strong’s number G547 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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apeilē (ἀπειλή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “threat”.
Threatening.
How to say it
a·pei·lē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Words announcing harm to frighten.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- threats ×2
- threatening ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your slaves to speak your word with all boldness,
- Acts 9:1
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
- Ephesians 6:9
And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Lord is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.