to threaten

Greek Verb

ἀπειλέω, -ῶ (ἀπειλή) [in LXX: Nam.1:4 (גָּעַר), Isa.66:14 (זָעַם), Sir.19:17, al;] to threaten: 1Pe.2:23; mid, Act.4:17 (see MM, VGT, see word, and cf. προσαπειλέω). (AS)

to threaten

Greek Verb

ἀπειλέω, B) 3rd.pers.dual imperfect active ἀπειλήτην, Epic dialect for ἠπειλείτην, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later Epic dialect present ἀπειλείω [Refs 4th c.AD+]:— hold out either in the way of promise or threat, and therefore: B.I) sometimes in good sense, promise, οὐδ᾽ ἠπείλησεν ἄνακτι. ῥέξειν κλειτὴν ἑκατόμβην[Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, boast or brag, ὥς ποτ᾽ ἀπειλήσει.1; ἦ μὲν ἀπείλησας βητάρμονας εἶναι ἀρίστους[Refs 8th c.BC+] B.II) commonly in bad sense, threaten, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] spake a threatening speech, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀπειλὰς ἀ, see at {ἀπειλ; δείν᾽ ἀπειλήσων ἔπη} [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with neuter pronoun or adjective, ἀ. τόγε θυμῷ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ταῦτα, πολλὰ ἀ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.2) with accusative of the thing threatened, θάνατον ἀ. ὃς ἂν.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἠπείλησαν τοὺς ἄρχοντας threatened them with the prefects, [Refs 4th c.AD+] B.II.3) dependent clauses were added in future infinitive, γέρας. ἀφαιρήσεσθαι ἀπειλεῖς[Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely in present infinitive, ἠπ. ἑλκέμεν[Refs 8th c.BC+] in aorist infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.4) ἀ. ὅτι, ὡς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τινί, εἰ μή. [Refs] B.III) passive, ἀπειλοῦμαι, of persons, to be terrified by threats, [Refs] B.III.2) of things, τὰ ἀπειληθέντα, ={ἀπειλαί}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.IV) later in middle, with aorist 1 -ησάμην[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with infinitive, forbid with threats, ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν[NT]

Greek

Verb

to menace; by implication, to forbid; threaten; of uncertain derivation