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Strong's G1690 ἐμβριμάομαι (embrimaomai)

Embrimaomai means “straitly charge” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1690 — debelah in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G1690
Language Greek
Linked Usages 5
Books 3

Strong's G1690 Quick Answer

Strong's G1690 ἐμβριμάομαι (embrimaomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. embrimaomai (em-brim-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to have indignation on 2. (transitively) to blame It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include have. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.

Meaning
embrimaomai (em-brim-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to have indignation on 2. (transitively) to blame
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament
Usage Words
have

Meaning and Definition

embrimaomai (em-brim-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to have indignation on 2. (transitively) to blame 3. (intransitively) to sigh with chagrin 4. (specially) to sternly enjoin [from G1722 and brimaomai "to snort with anger"] KJV: straitly charge, groan, murmur against Root(s): G1722

Original Word
ἐμβριμάομαι
Transliteration
embrimaomai
Derivation
Root: ἔν R1: 1722
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1690. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

be agitated

Usage: ἐμ-βριμάομαι (T, -έομαι; Bl., § 22, 1), -ῶμαι (βρίμη, strength, bulk, whence βριμάομαι, to snort with anger), depon., with aor. mid. and pass., [in LXX (Hatch, Essays, 25): Dan LXX 11:30 (also Aq., Psa.7:12; Sm., Isa.17:13) * ;] to snort in (of horses, Æsch.), hence, to speak or act with deep feeling (DCG, i, 62b); __(a) to be moved with anger (cf. ἐμβρίμημα, La 2:6): with dative, Mrk.14:5, Jhn.11:33; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Jhn.11:38; __(b) to admonish sternly: with dative, Mat.9:30, Mrk.1:43.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1690 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render embrimaomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

have Mark 14:5

How Strong's G1690 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 5 linked usages.

Strong's G1690 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1690 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 9:30 KJV

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Mark 1:43 KJV

And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

Mark 14:5 KJV

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1690.

Matthew 9:30 New Testament, KJV
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mark 1:43 New Testament, KJV
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
Mark 14:5 New Testament, KJV
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
John 11:33 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
John 11:38 New Testament, KJV
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1690, grouped by book.

Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Matthew 9:30
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1:43 Mark 14:5
John 2 usages, New Testament
John 11:33 John 11:38

Strong's G1690 FAQ

What does embrimaomai (ἐμβριμάομαι) mean?

Embrimaomai (Strong's G1690) is a Greek word most simply glossed "straitly charge". embrimaomai (em-brim-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to have indignation on 2. (transitively) to blame

How many times is embrimaomai (ἐμβριμάομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G1690 across 3 books.

Where can I study embrimaomai (ἐμβριμάομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1690 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.

What English words translate embrimaomai (ἐμβριμάομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as have. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.