verb
empnamō
Strong’sG1709
I breathe, breathe into, inhale
stem empn-once in the New Testament1 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-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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry ἐμ-πνείω, future -πνεύσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+; later -πνεύσω Refs 5th c.AD+:—blow or breathe upon, with dative, πόντῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐμπνείοντε μεταφρένῳ, of horses so close behind as to breathe upon one's back, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a lover, Refs 5th c.AD+; κατ᾽ οὖρον, ὥσπερ ἱστίοις, ἐμπνεύσομαι τῇδε E.[same place]; ἄνεμος ἐμπνεύσας δορί Refs; [αὐλοῖς] ἐμπνεῖν breathe into, play the flute, Refs 7th c.BC+:—passive, ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 absolutely, breathe in, inhale, Refs 5th c.BC+; but usually,
2.b breathe, live, be alive, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐμπνέοντα, ={ἔμψυχα}, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of one expiring, βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντ᾽ ἔτι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with genitive, breathe of, be laden with, Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς NT+5th c.AD+
II transitive, blow into, ἄνεμος μέσον ἱστίον ἐ. swell the sail, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 breathe into, infuse into, μένος, θάρσος. τινί, Refs 8th c.BC+; [Μοῦσαι] ἐνέπνευσαν δέ μοι αὐδήν Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive pro accusative, φᾶρος ἐνέπνευσε φρεσὶν ὑφαίνειν breathed into my mind (i.e. inspired me with the thought) to weave it, Refs 8th c.BC+:— passive, to be inspired, ὑπὸ θεοῦ Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empnarōntosἐμπνέων | 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 | empnarōntos1×ἐμπνέων | empnarintos | empnarantos | empnarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
empnarōntos“breathing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 9:1Tos de Saulos ēti empnarōntos apeilau kai fonou eis toin mathētoin …Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples …