verb
emfusamō
Greekἐμφυσάω (emfusaō)
Strong’sG1720
I breathe into, breathe upon
stem emfus-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμ-φυσάω, -ῶ
(< φυσάω, to blow), [in LXX for נָפַח, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1720 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| emfusataἐνεφύσησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | breathed on | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfusamō | emfusame | emfusami | emfusama | emfusamē | emfusamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfusasō | emfusase | emfusasi | emfusasa | emfusasē | emfusaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfusatō | emfusate | emfusati | emfusata1×ἐνεφύσησεν | emfusatē | emfusatelē |
| we 1st person plural | emfusanō | emfusane | emfusani | emfusana | emfusanē | emfusanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfusavō | emfusave | emfusavi | emfusava | emfusavē | emfusavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfusalō | emfusale | emfusali | emfusala | emfusalē | emfusalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfusameiō | emfusameia | emfusameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfusaseiō | emfusaseia | emfusaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfusateiō | emfusateia | emfusateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emfusaneiō | emfusaneia | emfusaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfusaveiō | emfusaveia | emfusaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfusaleiō | emfusaleia | emfusaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emfusasōr | emfusasar | emfusasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfusatōr | emfusatar | emfusatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfusavōr | emfusavar | emfusavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emfusalōr | emfusalar | emfusalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfusamoiō | emfusamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emfusasoiō | emfusasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfusatoiō | emfusatoia |
| we 1st person plural | emfusanoiō | emfusanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfusavoiō | emfusavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emfusaloiō | emfusaloia |
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 | emfusarō | emfusari | emfusara | emfusarē |
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 | emfusarōtos | emfusaritos | emfusaratos | emfusarētos |
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
emfus 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
emfusata“breathed on”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 20:22“breathed on”kai houtem legaratos emfusata kai legatō autoi; Lambavar pneumem hagiem;When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.