Quick Definition
ἐμπνέω v. I breathe, breathe into, inhale
Strong's Definition
to inhale, i.e. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon)
Derivation: from G1722 (ἐν) and G4154 (πνέω);
KJV Usage: breathe
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πνέω
33.293 · Communication · Threaten
Collocation: ἐμπνέω ἀπειλῆς
to threaten strongly, to make firm threats (an idiom, literally: to breathe out threat) to express dire threats
1 ACT 9:1 The phrase ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου is syntactically coordinate but semantically subordinate, in that the content of the threats is to kill the disciples.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμ-πνέω [Ἴ" WH ev-, see ἐν, III. 3]; 1. to breathe in or on, [fr. Hom. down]. 2. to inhale, (Aeschyl., πιμπρᾶν « Plat., al.); with partitive gen., ἀπειλῆς x. φόνου, threatening and slaughter were so to speak the element from which he drew his breath, Acts ix. 1; see Meyer ad loc., οἵ. W. § 30, 9 ¢.; [B. 167 (146)]; ἐμπνέον ζωῆς, Sept. Josh. x. 40.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐμπνέω empneō 1x
gen., to breathe into or upon; to respire, breathe; met. to breathe of, be animated with the spirit of, Acts 9:1*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐν-πνέω, -ῶ
(Rec. ἐμπ-, v.s. ἐν) [in LXX: De 20:16, Jos 10:28 ff. Jos 11:11, 14 (ptcp. neut., for נֶפֶשׁ, נְשָׁמָה), Wi 15:11 * ;]
to breathe on.
to breathe;
absol.;
c. gen. part.: fig., ἀπειλῆς κ. φόνου, Ac 9:1.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐμπνέω. ἐς δ᾽ ὅσον ἐνπνείει βίοτόν τε ἐπὶ ἦμαρ ἐρύκει δύσμορος ἀντλήσει πένθος ἀεξίβιον.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐμπνέω (empneō) — to breath into. ἐμπνέω, poetry ἐμ-πνείω, future -πνεύσομαι[Refs 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+]