Strong G1692ἐμέω
to vomit
- Transliteration
- emeō
- Pronunciation
- em-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Of uncertain affinity; to vomit: - (will) spue.
Detailed definition
ἐμέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Isa.19:14 (קֵא)*;]
to vomit: figuratively, Rev.3:16.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.19:14 (קֵא)*;]
to vomit: figuratively, Rev.3:16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1692 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- spue1
First verses
- Revelation 3:16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐμέω
[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.11)], imperfect ἤμουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 351, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.20)], Ionic dialect ἤμεον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.88)]: future ἐμέσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.15, _Attic dialect_ ἐμῶ (ἐνεξ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Polyzelus Comicus 4)]: future middle ἐμέομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ φύσιος ἀνθρώπου” 5, ἐμοῦμαι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 730)]: aorist ἤμεσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 1.26.έ, etc., (ἐξ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 6)], infinitive ἐμέσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.133)]; Epic dialect ἔμεσσα (ἀπ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.437 (probably ἐξήμεσσα should be restored for -ήμησα in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 497)]; ὑπερ-έμησα occurs in the Mss. of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.17))]: perfect ἐμήμεκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 21, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 17.37)]: pluperfect ἐμημέκεε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.42, ἐμημέκει 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.7:)] —passive, future ἐμεθήσομαι (ἐξ-) [LXX (LXX.Job.20.15)]: aorist infinitive ἐμεθῆναι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 7.219)]: perfect ἐμήμεσμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 13.22)]:—vomit, throw up, αἷμ᾽ ἐμέων [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.11, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.88; ἐμοῦσα θρόμβους 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 184; ἰόν [prev. work] 730)]: absolutely, vomit, be sick, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.133, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.20; ἐμέειν ἀπὸ συρμαϊσμοῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 40)]; ἐ. πτίλῳ to make oneself sick with a feather, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 587.)]
2 metaphorically, throw up a flood of words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Vitae Sophistarum” p.488 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus (ϝεμε-)], cf. Sanskrit vámiti 'vomit', Latin vomo, vomitus, Lithuanian vémti, etc.)
[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.11)], imperfect ἤμουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 351, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.20)], Ionic dialect ἤμεον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.88)]: future ἐμέσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.15, _Attic dialect_ ἐμῶ (ἐνεξ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Polyzelus Comicus 4)]: future middle ἐμέομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ φύσιος ἀνθρώπου” 5, ἐμοῦμαι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 730)]: aorist ἤμεσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 1.26.έ, etc., (ἐξ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 6)], infinitive ἐμέσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.133)]; Epic dialect ἔμεσσα (ἀπ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.437 (probably ἐξήμεσσα should be restored for -ήμησα in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 497)]; ὑπερ-έμησα occurs in the Mss. of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.17))]: perfect ἐμήμεκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 21, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 17.37)]: pluperfect ἐμημέκεε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.42, ἐμημέκει 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.7:)] —passive, future ἐμεθήσομαι (ἐξ-) [LXX (LXX.Job.20.15)]: aorist infinitive ἐμεθῆναι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 7.219)]: perfect ἐμήμεσμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 13.22)]:—vomit, throw up, αἷμ᾽ ἐμέων [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.11, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.88; ἐμοῦσα θρόμβους 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 184; ἰόν [prev. work] 730)]: absolutely, vomit, be sick, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.133, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.20; ἐμέειν ἀπὸ συρμαϊσμοῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 40)]; ἐ. πτίλῳ to make oneself sick with a feather, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 587.)]
2 metaphorically, throw up a flood of words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Vitae Sophistarum” p.488 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus (ϝεμε-)], cf. Sanskrit vámiti 'vomit', Latin vomo, vomitus, Lithuanian vémti, etc.)