- Original: ἀπειλέω - Transliteration: Apeileo - Phonetic: ap-i-leh'-o - Definition: 1. to threaten, menace - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; to menace; by implication to forbid: - threaten. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • threaten, 1 Act 4:17 • threatened, 1 1 Peter 2:23