"also spelled κρέμαμαι and κρεμάζω, to hang, suspend, Acts 5:30; 10:39; pass. to be hung, suspended, Mt. 18:6; Lk. 23:39; mid. κρέμαμαι, to hang, be suspended, Acts 28:4; Gal. 3:13; met. κρέμαμαι ἐν, to hang upon, to be referable to as an ultimate principle, Mt. 22:40"
Definition and meaning
also spelled κρέμαμαι and κρεμάζω, to hang, suspend, Acts 5:30; 10:39; pass. to be hung, suspended, Mt. 18:6; Lk. 23:39; mid. κρέμαμαι, to hang, be suspended, Acts 28:4; Gal. 3:13; met. κρέμαμαι ἐν, to hang upon, to be referable to as an ultimate principle, Mt. 22:40
In the original Greek the word is written: κρεμάννυμι
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 kremannymi (G2910) across the King James Bible.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
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Common questions
Strong's G2910 (kremannymi) is a Greek word that means: also spelled κρέμαμαι and κρεμάζω, to hang, suspend, Acts 5:30; 10:39; pass. to be hung, suspended, Mt. 18:6; Lk. 23:39; mid. κρέμαμαι, to hang, be suspended, Acts 28:4; Gal. 3:13; met. κρέμαμαι ἐν, t... It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word kremannymi (G2910) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2910 is kremannymi, a Greek word defined as: also spelled κρέμαμαι and κρεμάζω, to hang, suspend, Acts 5:30; 10:39; pass. to be hung, suspended, Mt. 18:6; Lk. 23:39; mid. κρέμαμαι, to hang, be su. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kremannymi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.