G2910 — κρεμάννυμι (kremannymi)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2910
Original: κρεμάννυμι
Transliteration: kremannymi
Pronunciation: krem-an'-noo-mee
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Prolonged form of a primary verb
Occurrences: 7 unique verses (7 tokens) across 4 books
First Occurrence: Matt 18:6 — "it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

A prolonged form of a primary verb; to hang.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 18.002: Attachment — Fasten, Stick To
Domain 20.004: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill — Kill
Domain 89.002: Relations — Dependency
Other words in domain (18): ἀνίημι (G447), ἀσφαλίζω (G805), δεσμεύω (G1195), δέω (G1210), κολλάω (G2853), λύω (G3089), περιδέω (G4019), προσηλόω (G4338), σύνδεσμος (G4886)
Other words in domain (20): ἀναιρέω (G337), ἀνασταυρόω (G388), ἀπάγχω (G519), ἀποκεφαλίζω (G607), σταυρόω (G4717)

Morphological Distribution¶

Form	Parsing	Occurrences	Verses
κρεμασθῇ	Aor Pass Subj 3S	1	Matt 18:6
κρέμαται	Pres Pass Ind 3S	1	Matt 22:40
κρεμασθέντων	Aor Pass Ptcp Gen Pl M	1	Luke 23:39
κρεμάσαντες	Aor Act Ptcp Nom Pl M	2	Acts 5:30; 10:39
κρεμάμενον	Pres Mid Ptcp Acc Sg N	1	Acts 28:4
κρεμάμενος	Pres Mid Ptcp Nom Sg M	1	Gal 3:13

Voice pattern: Active voice only in the Acts sermons (5:30, 10:39) — "you hanged [him]" emphasizes human agency. Passive/middle everywhere else — the subject is the one suspended.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
and hanged	2	28.6%
hang	2	28.6%
were hanged	2	28.6%
that hangeth	1	14.3%

All 7 occurrences uniformly rendered "hang" in KJV. No translation variation.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Galatians	1	0.7
Acts	3	0.3
Matthew	2	0.2
Luke	1	0.1

Absent from the rest of the NT. The three "hanging on a tree" passages (Acts 5:30, 10:39, Gal 3:13) are all Pauline or Petrine kerygmatic contexts directly linked to Deut 21:22-23.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Execution — Hanging on a Tree (Crucifixion)¶

The dominant NT usage. Describes the death of Jesus using Deuteronomic "tree" language rather than the standard σταυρόω vocabulary. - Acts 5:30 — "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged (κρεμάσαντες) on a tree" - Acts 10:39 — "whom they slew and hanged (κρεμάσαντες) on a tree" - Gal 3:13 — "Cursed is every one that hangeth (κρεμάμενος) on a tree" (quoting Deut 21:23) - Luke 23:39 — "one of the malefactors which were hanged (κρεμασθέντων) railed on him"

2. Figurative Dependence — Suspended Upon / Resting On¶

The law and prophets "hang" on two commandments — a metaphor of structural dependence. - Matt 22:40 — "On these two commandments hang (κρέμαται) all the law and the prophets"

3. Physical Suspension — Literal Hanging¶

A viper fastened onto Paul's hand. - Acts 28:4 — "when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang (κρεμάμενον) on his hand"

4. Hypothetical Punishment — Drowning Preferable¶

Millstone imagery for causing a little one to stumble. - Matt 18:6 — "it were better for him that a millstone were hanged (κρεμασθῇ) about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ξύλον (xylon)	G3586	3x (43%)	"hanged on a tree" — kremannymi + epi + xylon
νόμος (nomos)	G3551	2x (29%)	"law hangs on..." / "curse of the law"
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	2x (29%)	"all the law" / "every one that hangeth"
Χριστός (Christos)	G5547	2x (29%)	Christ as the one hanged / redeemer from curse

The ξύλον collocation is the defining pattern: 3 of 7 uses (43%) pair kremannymi with "tree," forming the NT's Deuteronomic crucifixion formula.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
תָּלָה (talah)	H8518	"hang"	OT Hebrew verb for hanging/suspending; kremannymi is its functional Greek equivalent in the NT
סָרַח (sarach)	H5628	"hang"	Rare; means to extend/overhang, not execution
περίκειμαι (perikeimai)	G4029	"were hanged"	Means "to lie around / be placed around" — used for the millstone in Mark 9:42; different from suspension
ἀπάγχω (apagcho)	G519	conceptual overlap	Self-hanging (strangulation); used for Judas (Matt 27:5); kremannymi is suspension, not strangulation
σταυρόω (stauroo)	G4717	conceptual overlap	Standard crucifixion verb (46 occurrences); kremannymi used specifically to invoke the Deut 21:23 tree-curse

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 18 — Attachment)¶

Word	Strong's	Verses	Primary Translation
δέω (deo)	G1210	41	bind, tie
κολλάω (kollao)	G2853	12	cleave, join
λύω (lyo)	G3089	42	loose, destroy
προσηλόω (proseloo)	G4338	1	nail to

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

No primary Hebrew source identified. kremannymi does not serve as a consistent LXX translation of any single Hebrew word. The Deut 21:23 LXX uses κρεμάμενος for H8518 תָּלָה (talah), but the alignment is not statistically dominant in the broader corpus.