verb
apeilemō
Greekἀπειλέω (apeileō)
Strong’sG546
I threaten, forbid by threatening
stem apeil-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπειλέω, -ῶ
(ἀπειλή), [in LXX: Na 1:4 (גּער), Is 66:14 (זעם), Si 19:17, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G546 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-i-leh'-o
to menace; by implication, to forbid
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesthreaten.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apeilateἠπείλει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | threaten | 1× |
| apeileneiaἀπειλησώμεθα | happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural | warn | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilamō | apeilame | apeilami | apeilama | apeilamē | apeilamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeilasō | apeilase | apeilasi | apeilasa | apeilasē | apeilaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeilatō | apeilate1×ἠπείλει | apeilati | apeilata | apeilatē | apeilatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apeilanō | apeilane | apeilani | apeilana | apeilanē | apeilanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilavō | apeilave | apeilavi | apeilava | apeilavē | apeilavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilalō | apeilale | apeilali | apeilala | apeilalē | apeilalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilemō | apeileme | apeilemi | apeilema | apeilemē | apeilemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeilesō | apeilese | apeilesi | apeilesa | apeilesē | apeileselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiletō | apeilete | apeileti | apeileta | apeiletē | apeiletelē |
| we 1st person plural | apeilenō | apeilene | apeileni | apeilena | apeilenē | apeilenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilevō | apeileve | apeilevi | apeileva | apeilevē | apeilevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilelō | apeilele | apeileli | apeilela | apeilelē | apeilelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilameiō | apeilameia | apeilameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeilaseiō | apeilaseia | apeilaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeilateiō | apeilateia | apeilateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apeilaneiō | apeilaneia | apeilaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilaveiō | apeilaveia | apeilaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilaleiō | apeilaleia | apeilaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilemeiō | apeilemeia | apeilemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeileseiō | apeileseia | apeileseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeileteiō | apeileteia | apeileteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apeileneiō | apeileneia1×ἀπειλησώμεθα | apeileneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeileveiō | apeileveia | apeileveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeileleiō | apeileleia | apeileleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apeilasōr | apeilasar | apeilasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeilatōr | apeilatar | apeilatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilavōr | apeilavar | apeilavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilalōr | apeilalar | apeilalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apeilesōr | apeilesar | apeilesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiletōr | apeiletar | apeiletēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilevōr | apeilevar | apeilevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilelōr | apeilelar | apeilelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilamoiō | apeilamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apeilasoiō | apeilasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeilatoiō | apeilatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apeilanoiō | apeilanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilavoiō | apeilavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apeilaloiō | apeilaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeilemoiō | apeilemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apeilesoiō | apeilesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiletoiō | apeiletoia |
| we 1st person plural | apeilenoiō | apeilenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeilevoiō | apeilevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apeileloiō | apeileloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apeilarō | apeilari | apeilara | apeilarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apeilerō | apeileri | apeilera | apeilerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apeilarōtos | apeilaritos | apeilaratos | apeilarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apeilerōtos | apeileritos | apeileratos | apeilerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apeil 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apeilate“threaten”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 2:23“threaten”hos loidorirōtos ouk antiloidorate, pascharōtos ouk apeilate, paradōate de to krinarōto dikaiōs;When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
apeileneia“warn”happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Acts 4:17“warn”alla hina mē epi polloterem dianemiteia eis ton laon, apeileneia autoi mēketi lalarō epi te onome houte mēdeno anthrōpoiu.But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”