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ἐμφυσάω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐμφυσάω
Greek transliteration: 
emphysaō
Simplified transliteration: 
emphysao
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐνεφύσησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1720
GK Number: 
1874
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(1a)
Gloss: 
to breathe on
Definition: 
to blow, or breathe into, inflate; in NT to breathe upon, Jn. 20:22*

Greek-English Concordance for

John 20:22 Having said this, he breathed (enephysēsen | ἐνεφύσησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.