G4092 — Pimprēmi (To Swell Up / To Burn / To Be Inflated)

G4092 · Greek · New Testament

Πιμπρημι

Pimprēmi

Verb

To Swell Up / To Burn / To Be Inflated

Definition

To swell up, to burn, to become inflated. Used in Acts 28:6 when the Maltese expected Paul to swell up after being bitten by a viper.

Usage & Theological Significance

After Paul was bitten by a viper on Malta, the islanders watched, expecting him to swell up and die (Acts 28:6). When nothing happened, they changed their minds about him. God's protection of His servants confounds human expectations. The viper could not harm the one God was determined to deliver to Rome.

Key Bible Verses

Acts 28:6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Acts 28:3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

Mark 16:18 They will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all.

Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

Psalm 91:13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

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