Berean Strong's Lexicon pimpremi: To swell, to inflame Original Word: πίμπρημι 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: πιμπράωπιμπράω (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 passionA 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 pímprasthaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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