Lexical Definition
ἀπειλή apeilḗ (ap-i-lay') threat G:N-F
from ἀπειλέω
X straitly, threatening.
- a menace
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀπειλῇ | threats | Acts.4.17 |
| ἀπειλῆσ | threats | Acts.9.1 |
| ἀπειλὰσ | threats | Acts.4.29 |
| ἀπειλήν | threatening | Eph.6.9 |
| απειλήσ | his intimidation | LXX.Zech.9.14 |
| απειλήν | at intimidation | LXX.Prov.13.8 |
| απειλή | intimidation | LXX.Job.23.6 • LXX.Prov.17.10 • LXX.Prov.19.12 • LXX.Prov.20.2 • LXX.Hab.3.12 |
| your intimidation | LXX.Isa.54.9 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀπειλή, -ῆ, ἡ, [in LXX for גְּעָרָה, etc.;]
threatening, threat: Ac 4:29 9:1, Eph 6:9.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 4:29 · 9:1 |
| Ephesians | 6:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀπειλή-ή, ἡ,
mostly in plural, boastful promises, boasts, ποῦ τοι ἀπειλήαὶ ἃς.. ὑπίσχεο οἰνοποτάζων;[ἀπειλήῶν γενναῖος 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 59.118, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 704.28. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II commonly in plural, threats, ποῦ τοι ἀπειλήαὶ οἴχονται τὰς Τρωσὶν ἀπείλεον υἷες Ἀχαιῶ;[ἀπειλήάων τὰς ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆι πρῶτον ἐπηπείλησεν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.126, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.200, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.32; εὐθύνειν ἀπειλήαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 175 (Lyric poetry): in \_sing.\_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 753, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.126; ἀπειλήῆς ἕνεκα τοῖς ἐν τῷ Ταρτάρῳ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Posteriora” 94b33. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 of threatening conditions, ἀ. πνιγμοῦ[Refs 3rd c.AD+]; τὰ ἐν ἀπειλήῇ ἀποστήματα Heras cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of storms, [Refs 1st c.AD+]