Word Study · Strong's G547 · Greek

ἀπειλή

apeile

ap-i-lay'

Strong's 1890 spelling: apeilḗ

“a menace”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a menace

Rendered in the KJV as

X straitly, threatening.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἀπειλὰς1
ἀπειλήν,1
ἀπειλῆς1

How it is rendered · 2

threats2
threatening,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-APF · 1
N-ASF · 1
N-GSF · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts2 of 3 · 67%
Ephesians1 of 3 · 33%

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Acts2 occurrences

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 6:9ἀπειλήν,apeilēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.here: threatening,

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