Empneo means “breathe” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1709 — dag (“fish”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1709 ἐμπνέω (empneo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. empneo (emp-neh'-o) v. 1. to inhale 2. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon) It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include saul, yet, breathing, out, and threatenings. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
empneo (emp-neh'-o) v. 1. to inhale 2. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon) [from G1722 and G4154] KJV: breathe Root(s): G1722, G4154
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1709. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to breath into
Usage: ἐν-πνέω, -ῶ (Rec. ἐμπ-, see: ἐν) [in LXX: Deu.20:16, Jos.10:28 ff. Jos.11:11, 14 (ptcp. neut., for נֶפֶשׁ, נְשָׁמָה), Wis.15:11 * ;] __1. to breathe on. __2. to breathe; __(a) absol.; __(b) with genitive part.: figuratively, ἀπειλῆς κ. φόνου, Act.9:1.† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
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Strong's G1709 (ἐμπνέω) appears 1 time in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, And him that inspired into him an active soul, And breathed in a living spirit.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1709.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, And him that inspired into him an active soul, And breathed in a living spirit.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1709, grouped by book.
Empneo (Strong's G1709) is a Greek word most simply glossed "breathe". empneo (emp-neh'-o) v. 1. to inhale 2. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon)
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's G1709 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1709 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as saul, yet, breathing, out, threatenings, and slaughter. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1709, with linked reader references where each row is available.