κρεμάω
kremaō
“to hang”
Definition
to hang
a prolonged form of a primary verb;
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
κρεμάω appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
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