ἈΠΕΙΛΗΣἘΚΕΛΕΥΣΕΝ, ἀπειλησἐκελευσεν
APEILĒSEKELEUSEN, apeilēsekeleusen
Sounds Like: ah-pee-LAY-seh-keh-LEH-oo-sen
Translations: he threatened and commanded, he commanded with a threat
From the root: ἈΠΕΙΛΕΩ, ΚΕΛΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the juxtaposition of two verbs: ἀπειλέω (apeileō), meaning 'to threaten', and κελεύω (keleuō), meaning 'to command' or 'to order'. The combined form indicates an action where someone both threatened and commanded, or commanded in a threatening manner. It describes a forceful directive.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s numbers: G0546 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2753 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 13:21
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΠΕΙΛΕΩ, ΚΕΛΕΥΩ, appear in our texts.
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