verb
empimprēamō
Greekἐμπίμπρημι (empimprēmi)
Strong’sG1714
I burn, set on fire, suffer inflammation
stem empimprē-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμ-πίπρημι,
ἐμπρήθω (for the form, v.s. ἐμπίπλημι, and cf. Veitch, s.v. πίμπρημι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׂרַף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1714 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-pray'-tho
to enkindle, i.e. set on fire
Fromfrom G1722 and πρήθω (to blow a flame);
King Jamesburn up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empimprēataἐνέπρησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | burned | 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 | empimprēamō | empimprēame | empimprēami | empimprēama | empimprēamē | empimprēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimprēasō | empimprēase | empimprēasi | empimprēasa | empimprēasē | empimprēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimprēatō | empimprēate | empimprēati | empimprēata1×ἐνέπρησεν | empimprēatē | empimprēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | empimprēanō | empimprēane | empimprēani | empimprēana | empimprēanē | empimprēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimprēavō | empimprēave | empimprēavi | empimprēava | empimprēavē | empimprēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimprēalō | empimprēale | empimprēali | empimprēala | empimprēalē | empimprēalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimprēameiō | empimprēameia | empimprēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimprēaseiō | empimprēaseia | empimprēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimprēateiō | empimprēateia | empimprēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | empimprēaneiō | empimprēaneia | empimprēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimprēaveiō | empimprēaveia | empimprēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimprēaleiō | empimprēaleia | empimprēaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empimprēasōr | empimprēasar | empimprēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimprēatōr | empimprēatar | empimprēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimprēavōr | empimprēavar | empimprēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empimprēalōr | empimprēalar | empimprēalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimprēamoiō | empimprēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empimprēasoiō | empimprēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimprēatoiō | empimprēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | empimprēanoiō | empimprēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimprēavoiō | empimprēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empimprēaloiō | empimprēaloia |
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 | empimprēarō | empimprēari | empimprēara | empimprēarē |
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 | empimprēarōtos | empimprēaritos | empimprēaratos | empimprēarētos |
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
empimprē 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
empimprēata“burned”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 22:7“burned”tos de basilevos orgizita, kai pemparatos teim strateumeim autou apolluata toin foneuoin ekeinoin kai tan politan autoiu empimprēata.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.