Lexicon
κινδυνεύω
kinduneuō
G2793
G:V Greek

be in danger

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kinduneuo describes being exposed to a threatening situation, whether in a storm, public disorder, or an impending loss.

The term denotes being under threat or exposed to jeopardy: a boat is overwhelmed by a storm in Luke 8:23, while Acts 19:27, Acts 19:40, and 1 Corinthians 15:30 place people or matters in situations of impending discredit, accusation, or continual peril.

Senses in use

  1. Being exposed to threatening circumstances · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 15:30, the first-person present form occurs in the question about being in peril “every hour”; Acts 19:40 similarly has a first-person present form in a warning about possible accusation over the uprising. Acts 19:27 uses the third-person present form for a matter facing discredit, while Luke 8:23 uses the third-person imperfect plural as the travelers are being filled by the storm.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms with “in danger” in 1 Corinthians 15:30, Acts 19:27, Acts 19:40, and Luke 8:23. Its surrounding descriptions of discredit, accusation, and the storm confirm the situations without establishing further lexical distinctions.

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