"Attic spelling, ἐμβριμόομαι, to be greatly agitated, Jn. 11:33, 38; to charge or forbid sternly or vehemently, Mt. 9:30; Mk. 1:43; to express indignation, to censure, Mk. 14:5*"
Definition and meaning
Attic spelling, ἐμβριμόομαι, to be greatly agitated, Jn. 11:33, 38; to charge or forbid sternly or vehemently, Mt. 9:30; Mk. 1:43; to express indignation, to censure, Mk. 14:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐμβριμάομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of embrimaomai (G1690) across the King James Bible.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
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Common questions
Strong's G1690 (embrimaomai) is a Greek word that means: Attic spelling, ἐμβριμόομαι, to be greatly agitated, Jn. 11:33, 38; to charge or forbid sternly or vehemently, Mt. 9:30; Mk. 1:43; to express indignation, to censure, Mk. 14:5* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word embrimaomai (G1690) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1690 is embrimaomai, a Greek word defined as: Attic spelling, ἐμβριμόομαι, to be greatly agitated, Jn. 11:33, 38; to charge or forbid sternly or vehemently, Mt. 9:30; Mk. 1:43; to express indignat. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
embrimaomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.