verb
embrimomō
Strong’sG1690
I snort, express indignant displeasure
stem embrim-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐμ-βριμάομαι (T, -έομαι; Bl., § 22, 1), -ῶμαι
(< βρίμη, strength, bulk, whence βριμάομαι, to snort with anger),
depon., with aor. mid. and pass.,
[in LXX (Hatch, Essays, 25): Da LXX 11:30 (also Aq., Ps 7:12; Sm., Is 17:13) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1690 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-brim-ah'-om-ahee
to have indignation on, i.e. (transitively) to blame, (intransitively) to sigh with chagrin, (specially) to sternly enjoin
Fromfrom G1722 and βριμάομαι (to snort with anger);
King Jamesstraitly charge, groan, murmur against.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(active only in Refs 5th c.AD+, with aorist middle et passive, snort in, ἵππους ἐν ἀμπυκτῆρσιν ἐμβριμωμένας, of horses, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 of persons, to be deeply moved, τῷ πνεύματι, ἐν ἑαυτῷ, NT
II admonish urgently, rebuke, NT+5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| embrimoleἐνεβριμῶντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | scold | 1× |
| embrimetaἐνεβριμήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | deeply moved | 1× |
| embrimitaἐνεβριμήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | sternly warned | 1× |
| embrimorōntosἐμβριμώμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | deeply moved | 1× |
| embrimerantosἐμβριμησάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | sternly warned | 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 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimomō | embrimome | embrimomē | embrimomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimosō | embrimose | embrimosē | embrimoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimotō | embrimote | embrimotē | embrimotelē |
| we 1st person plural | embrimonō | embrimone | embrimonē | embrimonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimovō | embrimove | embrimovē | embrimovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimolō | embrimole1×ἐνεβριμῶντο | embrimolē | embrimolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimemi | embrimema |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimesi | embrimesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimeti | embrimeta1×ἐνεβριμήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | embrimeni | embrimena |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimevi | embrimeva |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimeli | embrimela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimimi | embrimima |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimisi | embrimisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimiti | embrimita1×ἐνεβριμήθη |
| we 1st person plural | embrimini | embrimina |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimivi | embrimiva |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimili | embrimila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimomeiō | embrimomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimoseiō | embrimoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimoteiō | embrimoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | embrimoneiō | embrimoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimoveiō | embrimoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimoleiō | embrimoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimeteia |
| we 1st person plural | embrimeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimeleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimiteia |
| we 1st person plural | embrimineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embrimosōr | embrimosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimotōr | embrimotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimovōr | embrimovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimolōr | embrimolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embrimesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimevar |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embrimisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimivar |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | embrimonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimetoia |
| we 1st person plural | embrimenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embrimimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | embrimisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embrimitoia |
| we 1st person plural | embriminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embrimivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | embrimiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | embrimorō | embrimorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | embrimeri | embrimera | ||
| acted on passive voice | embrimiri | embrimira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | embrimorōntos1×ἐμβριμώμενος | embrimorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | embrimerintos | embrimerantos1×ἐμβριμησάμενος | ||
| acted on passive voice | embrimirintos | embrimirantos |
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
embrim 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
embrimole“scold”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 14:5“scold”… triakosioi kai dōira toi ptōchoi; kai embrimole auta.… for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
embrimeta“deeply moved”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 11:33… kai toin sunercharantoin auta Ioudaioin klaiarōntoin embrimeta te pneume kai tarassata heauton,… with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
embrimita“sternly warned”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 9:30“sternly warned”kai anoigila autoiu tois ofthalmois. kai embrimita autoi tos Iēsus legarōntos; Horavōr mēdenos …And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out …
embrimorōntos“deeply moved”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 11:38Iēsus oun palin embrimorōntos en heauto erchotō eis tem mnēmeiem; …Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was …
embrimerantos“sternly warned”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 1:43“sternly warned”kai embrimerantos auto euthuos ekbalata auton,Jesus promptly sent him away with a …