noun · feminine
apeilas
Greekἀπειλή (apeilē)
Strong’sG547
a threatening, threat
stem apeil-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπειλή, -ῆ, ἡ,
[in LXX for גְּעָרָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G547 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-i-lay'
a menace
Fromfrom G546;
King JamesX straitly, threatening.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apeilas | apeilais |
| object accusative | apeilan1×ἀπειλήν | apeilain1×ἀπειλὰς |
| direct address vocative | apeilar | apeilair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apeilau1×ἀπειλῆς | apeilaiu |
| to, for dative | apeila | apeilai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apeila is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apeilan“threatening”objectaccusative singular1×
Ephesians 6:9“threatening”Kai toir kurioir, teim auteim poiavōr pros autoin, aniēkarōtois tan apeilan, oidarētois hoti kai autoiu kai vu tos kurios atō en ouranoi, kai prosōpolēmpsias ouk atō para auto.And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
apeilau“threats”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 9:1“threats”Tos de Saulos ēti empnarōtos apeilau kai fonou eis toin mathētoin tou kuriou, prosercharatos to archierevoMeanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
apeilain“threats”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 4:29“threats”kai teim nun, kurior, eforasar epi tain apeilain autoiu kai dōasar toi douloi su meta parrēsiau pantau lalarō ton logon su,And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,