verb
pimprēimō
Greekπίμπρημι (pimprēmi)
Strong’sG4092
I am inflamed, I swell
stem pimprē-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πίμπρημι
(in cl. prose, rare in the simple form), [in LXX: Nu 5:21, 22, 27 (צָבֶה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4092 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpim'-pray-mee
to fire, i.e. burn (figuratively and passively, become inflamed with fever)
Froma reduplicated and prolonged form of a primary πρέω ; which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses);
King Jamesbe (X should have) swollen.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pimprēirōπίμπρασθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | swell up | 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 | pimprēimō | pimprēime | pimprēimi | pimprēima | pimprēimē | pimprēimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimprēisō | pimprēise | pimprēisi | pimprēisa | pimprēisē | pimprēiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimprēitō | pimprēite | pimprēiti | pimprēita | pimprēitē | pimprēitelē |
| we 1st person plural | pimprēinō | pimprēine | pimprēini | pimprēina | pimprēinē | pimprēinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimprēivō | pimprēive | pimprēivi | pimprēiva | pimprēivē | pimprēivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimprēilō | pimprēile | pimprēili | pimprēila | pimprēilē | pimprēilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimprēimeiō | pimprēimeia | pimprēimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimprēiseiō | pimprēiseia | pimprēiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimprēiteiō | pimprēiteia | pimprēiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pimprēineiō | pimprēineia | pimprēineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimprēiveiō | pimprēiveia | pimprēiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimprēileiō | pimprēileia | pimprēileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pimprēisōr | pimprēisar | pimprēisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimprēitōr | pimprēitar | pimprēitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimprēivōr | pimprēivar | pimprēivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pimprēilōr | pimprēilar | pimprēilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimprēimoiō | pimprēimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pimprēisoiō | pimprēisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimprēitoiō | pimprēitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pimprēinoiō | pimprēinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimprēivoiō | pimprēivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pimprēiloiō | pimprēiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | pimprēirō1×πίμπρασθαι | pimprēiri | pimprēira | pimprēirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | pimprēirōtos | pimprēiritos | pimprēiratos | pimprēirētos |
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
pimprē 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
pimprēirō“swell up”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Acts 28:6“swell up”tois de prosdokale auton mellarō pimprēirō ē katapiptarō afnōs nekron. epi pollem de autoiu prosdokarōtoiu kai theōrarōtoiu mēdenem atopem eis auton ginerōtem, metaballeratois legale auton arō theon.The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.