Strong's Lexicon kremannumi: To hang, suspend Original Word: κρεμάννυμι Word Origin: Derived from a primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H8518 תָּלָה (talah): To hang, suspend - H8511 תָּלִי (tali): Hanging, that which is hung Usage: The Greek verb "κρεμάννυμι" primarily means "to hang" or "to suspend." It is used in the New Testament to describe the physical act of hanging something or someone. This term can also imply a state of being dependent or reliant on something, as in the sense of hanging on every word. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, hanging was a common method of execution and punishment, often used to display the consequences of criminal behavior publicly. The act of hanging could also symbolize shame or curse, as seen in various cultural contexts. In the Greco-Roman world, the imagery of hanging was potent, often associated with both literal and metaphorical meanings of dependence or judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a prim. root krem- Definition to hang NASB Translation depend (1), hanged (1), hanging (3), hangs (1), hung (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2910: κρέμαμαικρέμαμαι, see the following word. STRONGS NT 2910: κρεμάννυμικρεμάννυμι, also κρεμαννύω (scarcely classic (Veitch, under the word)), κρεμάω κρέμω ( still later (ibid.)), and (the Sept. Job 26:7 and Byzantine writings) κρεμάζω (in the N. T. the present does not occur): 1 aorist ἐκρέμασα; 1 aorist passive ἐκρεμασθην; from Homer down; the Sept. for תָּלָה; to hang up, suspend: τί ἐπί τί (Rec.), περί; τί (L T Tr WH) (εἰς τί, Tdf. editions 2, 7), Matthew 18:6; τινα ἐπί ξύλου, Acts 5:30; Acts 10:39 (Genesis 40:19, 22; Deuteronomy 21:22; Esther 6:4, etc.); simply κρεμασθεις, of one crucified, Luke 23:39. Middle κρέμαμαι (for κρεμαννυμαι, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 224); intransitive, to be suspended, to hang: followed by ἐκ with the genitive of the thing, Acts 28:4 (see ἐκ, I. 3): ἐπί ξύλου, of one hanging on a cross, Galatians 3:13; tropically, ἐν τίνι, Matthew 22:40, where the meaning is, all the Law and the Prophets (i. e. the teaching of the O. T. on morality) is summed up in these two precepts. (Compare: ἐκκρέμαμαι.) A prolonged form of a primary verb; to hang -- hang. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 18:6 V-ASP-3SGRK: αὐτῷ ἵνα κρεμασθῇ μύλος ὀνικὸς NAS: millstone hung around KJV: that a millstone were hanged about his INT: for him that should be hung a millstone heavy Matthew 22:40 V-PIM/P-3S Luke 23:39 V-APP-GMP Acts 5:30 V-APA-NMP Acts 10:39 V-APA-NMP Acts 28:4 V-PPM-ANS Galatians 3:13 V-PPM-NMS Strong's Greek 2910 |
|
