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ἐμφυσάω
Transliteration
emphusao;
Pronunciation
em-foo-sah'-o
Parts of Speech
v
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: TDNT 2:536
KJV Translation Count — 1x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: breathe on (1)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. to blow or breathe upon
This word used only once by the LXX translators in Genesis 2:7 where God breathed on Adam and he became a living soul. Just as the original creation was completed by an act of God, so to the new creation was completed by an act from the Head of the new creation. (AWP John 20:22)
Strong's Definitions
em-foo-sah'-o; from (1722) (ἐν) and πηυσαο (to puff) [compare (5453) (φύω)]; to blow at or on: — breathe on.
Concordance Results Using KJV
And when he had said this, he G1720d G1720 them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: