verb
empnamō
Greekἐμπνέω (empneō)
Strong’sG1709
I breathe, breathe into, inhale
stem empn-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμ-πνέω, -ῶ, v.s. ἐνπ-.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1709 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empnarōtosἐμπνέων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | breathing | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empnamō | empname | empnami | empnama | empnamē | empnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empnasō | empnase | empnasi | empnasa | empnasē | empnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empnatō | empnate | empnati | empnata | empnatē | empnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | empnanō | empnane | empnani | empnana | empnanē | empnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empnavō | empnave | empnavi | empnava | empnavē | empnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empnalō | empnale | empnali | empnala | empnalē | empnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empnameiō | empnameia | empnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empnaseiō | empnaseia | empnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empnateiō | empnateia | empnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | empnaneiō | empnaneia | empnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empnaveiō | empnaveia | empnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empnaleiō | empnaleia | empnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empnasōr | empnasar | empnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empnatōr | empnatar | empnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empnavōr | empnavar | empnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empnalōr | empnalar | empnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empnamoiō | empnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empnasoiō | empnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empnatoiō | empnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | empnanoiō | empnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empnavoiō | empnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empnaloiō | empnaloia |
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 | empnarō | empnari | empnara | empnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | empnarōtos1×ἐμπνέων | empnaritos | empnaratos | empnarētos |
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
empn 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
empnarōtos“breathing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 9:1“breathing”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