κρεμάννυμιkremánnymi
to hang
Greek (New Testament) · G2910
Meanings
transitive, to hang, suspend: with accusative of person, followed by ἐπὶ ξύλου, Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39; passive, Luke 23:39; followed by περί, Matthew 18:6. Mid., κρέμαμαι, intransitive, to hang: followed by ἐκ, Acts 28:4; ἐπὶ ξύλου, Galatians 3:13(LXX); metaphorically, followed by ἐν, Matthew 22:40.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Matthew 22:40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
- Luke 23:39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”
- Acts 5:30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
- Acts 10:39 “And we apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a cross,
- Acts 28:4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.