Strong's Lexicon ekkremannumi: To hang out, to suspend Original Word: ἐκκρεμάννυμι Word Origin: From the Greek preposition ἐκ (ek, meaning "out of" or "from") and the verb κρεμάννυμι (kremannumi, meaning "to hang" or "to suspend"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often involves the root תָּלָה (talah), which also means "to hang" or "to suspend." This is seen in passages like Esther 7:10, where Haman is hanged on the gallows. Usage: The verb ἐκκρεμάννυμι is used to describe the act of hanging or suspending something. In a biblical context, it can refer to physical objects being hung or metaphorically to situations or conditions that are pending or unresolved. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the act of hanging or suspending objects was common in various contexts, from everyday life to religious practices. Items might be hung as offerings in temples or as signs in public spaces. The concept of something being "hung out" or "suspended" also carried metaphorical weight, often implying a state of anticipation or uncertainty. HELPS Word-studies 1582 ekkrémamai (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2910 /kremánnymi, "to hang, hinge") – properly, out from (one's own perspective) and to (the new focus), i.e. with the outcome of being totally captivated by someone's every word; "spellbound" – hanging on to each word as a listener is "suspended in rapt attention" (used only in Lk 19:48). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ek and kremannumi Definition to hang from, hang upon (the lips of a speaker), i.e. to listen closely NASB Translation hanging (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1582: ἐκκρέμαμαιἐκκρέμαμαι (middle of ἐκκρεμάννυμι, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. 2:224f; (Veitch, under the word, κρέμαμαι); Buttmann, 61 (53)): (imperfect ἐξεκρεμαμην); to hang from: ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ ἀκούων, hung upon his lips (Vergil Aen. 4, 79), Luke 19:48, where T WH ἐξεκρεμετο, after manuscripts א B, a form which T conjectures "avulgariusuhaudalienumfuisse;" (cf. Buttmann, as above; WHs Appendix, p. 168). (Plato, Philo, Plutarch, others.) STRONGS NT 1582: ἐκκρέμομαιἐκκρέμομαι, see the preceding word. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be very attentive. Middle voice from ek and kremannumi; to hang upon the lips of a speaker, i.e. Listen closely -- be very attentive. see GREEK ek see GREEK kremannumi Forms and Transliterations εκκέκυφεν εκκρέμαται εκκρουσθή εκκύπτουσα εκκύπτων εξεκρέματο ἐξεκρέματο εξεκρεμετο ἐξεκρέμετο εξέκυψεν exekremato exekrématoLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |