apeileo denotes issuing a threat, whether refused under suffering or proposed to stop further speech.

The attested uses concern threatening: in one verse it is denied in response to suffering, while in the other it is proposed as a means of preventing further speech.

1. Threatening in response to suffering · dominant

   In 1 Peter 2:23, the imperfect active indicative form occurs in the contrast between being reviled or suffering and not responding in kind; the APB renders the clause "when he suffered, he did not threaten."

   1 Peter 2:23
2. Proposed threat to restrain speech · occasional

   In Acts 4:17, the first-person plural aorist middle subjunctive form is part of a proposal to prevent the matter from spreading further among the people; the APB renders the following action, "let us warn them never again to speak to anyone in this name."

   Acts 4:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "threaten" in 1 Peter 2:23 and "warn" in Acts 4:17. The variation reflects the respective clauses rather than establishing separate lexical meanings.