4092. pimpremi
Strong's Lexicon
pimpremi: To swell, to inflame

Original Word: πίμπρημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pimpremi
Pronunciation: pim'-pray-mee
Phonetic Spelling: (pim'-pray-mee)
Definition: To swell, to inflame
Meaning: I swell, am inflamed.

Word Origin: A reduplicated and prolonged form of a primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pimpremi," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like "נָפַח" (naphach - to blow, to inflate) or "חָרָה" (charah - to burn, to be kindled with anger).

Usage: The Greek verb "pimpremi" primarily means to swell or to inflame. It is used in the context of physical swelling or inflammation, often metaphorically to describe emotions or spiritual states that are inflamed or agitated.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of swelling or inflammation was often associated with physical ailments or emotional disturbances. The Greeks understood the human body and emotions as interconnected, and terms like "pimpremi" could be used to describe both physical and emotional states. In the biblical context, this term can be used metaphorically to describe spiritual conditions, such as pride or anger, that can "swell" within a person.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4092: πιμπράω

πιμπράω (for the more common πίμπρημι (cf. Curtius, § 378, Vanicek, p. 510f)): (present infinitive passive πίμπρασθαι; but R G L Tr WH πίμπρασθαι from the form πίμπρημι (Tdf. ἐμπίπρασθαι, which see)); in Greek writings from Homer ((yet only the aorist from πρήθω)) down; to blow, to burn (on the connection between these meanings cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer, under the word πρήθω); in the Scriptures four times to cause to swell, to render tumid (cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word): γαστέρα, Numbers 5:22; passive, to swell, become swollen, of parts of the body, Numbers 5:21, 27: Acts 28:6 (see above and in ἐμπιπράω). (Compare: ἐμπιπράω.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
swell up, burn with fever or passion

A reduplicated and prolonged form of a primary preo preh'-o which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to fire, i.e. Burn (figuratively and passively, become inflamed with fever) -- be (X should have) swollen.

Forms and Transliterations
πιμπρασθαι πίμπρασθαι pimprasthai pímprasthai
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 28:6 V-PNM/P
GRK: αὐτὸν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι ἢ καταπίπτειν
NAS: that he was about to swell up or
KJV: should have swollen, or
INT: him to be going to become inflamed or to fall down

Strong's Greek 4092
1 Occurrence


πίμπρασθαι — 1 Occ.















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