What does ἀπειλή (apeilḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειλή (apeilḗ): A threat expressing hostile intent; warning of impending harm or punishment if demands aren't met
Greek · G547
ἀπειλή
A menace
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ἀπειλήG547
Pronunciationapeilḗ
What does ἀπειλή (apeilḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειλή (apeilḗ): A threat expressing hostile intent; warning of impending harm or punishment if demands aren't met
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G547?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include threats (2), use of threats (1).
Where does ἀπειλή (apeilḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 4:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthreats2×Acts 4:29, Acts 9:1
use of threats1×Ephesians 6:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 4:29
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Acts2Ephesians1
Source forms
ἀπειλὰς1xapeilasActs 4:29
ἀπειλήν1xapeilēnEphesians 6:9
ἀπειλῆς1xapeilēsActs 9:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural1xActs 4:29
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xEphesians 6:9
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xActs 9:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A threat expressing hostile intent; warning of impending harm or punishment if demands aren't met
Strong'sG547
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 6:5-9Source Gloss
a menace
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 4:17Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἀπειλῇapeilh
a threatening, threat
Read verseActs 4:29Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ἀπειλὰςapeilav
a threatening, threat
Read verseActs 9:1Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀπειλῆςapeilhv
a threatening, threat
Read verseEphesians 6:9Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀπειλήν·apeilhn
a threatening, threat
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 9:11×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineActs 4:291×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineEph 6:91×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Masters warned against using threats toward servants, showing reciprocal accountability
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀπειλή is built from this root: