- Original: ἀπειλή - Transliteration: Apeile - Phonetic: ap-i-lay' - Definition: 1. a threatening, threat - Origin: from G546 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G546 ; a menace: - X straitly threatening. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • threaten, 1 Act 4:17 • threatening, 1 Eph 6:9 • threatenings, 2 Act 4:29; Act 9:1