κινδυνεύω; imperfect ἐκινδύνευον; (κίνδυνος); to be in jeopardy, to be in danger, to be pat in peril: Luk_8:23; 1Co_15:30; τοῦτο τό μέρος κινδυνεύει εἰς ἀπελεγμόν ἐλθεῖν, this trade is in danger of coming into disrepute, Act_19:27; κινδυνεύομεν ἐγκαλεῖσθαι, we are in danger of being accused, Act_19:40. (From (Pindar) and Herodotus down; the Sept..)

κινδυνεύω kindyneuō 4x to be in danger or peril, Luk_8:23 ; Act_19:27 ; Act_19:40 ; 1Co_15:30

κινδυνεύω ( < κίνδυνος ), [in LXX for H3369 ni ., etc.;] 1. to be daring, to venture. 2. to be in danger: Luk_8:23 , Act_19:27 ; Act_19:40 , 1Co_15:30 .†

κινδυνεύω [page 344] In BGU II. 423 .7 (ii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 90) the soldier Apion after a stormy passage to Italy writes to his father εὐχαριστῶ τῷ κυρίῳ Σεράπιδι , ὅτι μου κινδυνεύσαντος εἰς θάλασσαν ἔσωσε . The verb is common with an instrum. dat. in the sense of endangering one s life, e.g. P Lond 44 .5 (B.C. 161) (= I. p. 34) τῶι ζῆν πλεονάκις κεκινδυνευκώς , P Tebt II. 283 .15 (B.C. 93 or 60) κινδυνωι ( l. εύει ) τῶι ζῆν , ib. 304 .13 (A.D. 167 8), and P Ryl II. 68 .16 cited s.v. κατάκειμαι ad init. For the constr. with the inf., as in Act_19:27 ; Act_19:40 cf. P Par 15 .10 (B.C. 120) κινδυνεύων τῶν ἰδίων στερηθῆναι , BGU II. 530 .12 (= Selections , p. 61) κινδυνεύω ἐκστῆναι οὗ ἔχω [κλη ]ροῦ , I run the risk of losing the lot (of land) which I possess, ib. .30 ἐπὶ κινδυνεύει τὰ φυτὰ διαφωνῆσαι , since there is a risk that the plants perish, and P Oxy I. 44 .9 (late i/A.D.) κινδυνευόντων μεταναστῆναι , in danger of absconding.

κινδυνεύω "to be daring, to make a venture, take the risk, do a daring thing", Hdt. , Ar. , etc.: "to be in danger", Thuc. that in respect of which danger is incurred in dat., κ. τῶι σώματι, τῆι ψυχῆι Hdt. ; κ. πάσηι τῆι Ἑλλάδι "to run a risk with" all Greece, i. e. endanger it all, id=Hdt. , etc.; so, κ. περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς Ar. , etc. c. acc. cogn. "to venture, hazard", κινδύνευμα Plat. ; μάχην Aeschin. :—Pass. "to be risked or hazarded", μεταβολὴ κινδυνεύεται "there is risk" of change, Thuc. ; τὰ μέγιστα κινδυνεύεται "are endangered", Dem. c. inf. "to run the risk" of doing or being, Hdt. , Thuc. , etc.:— then, implying a "chance" of success, κινδυνεύω (c. inf.) is used to express "what may possibly or probably happen", κινδυνεύουσι οἱ ἄνθρωποι γόητες εἶναι "they run a risk of being reputed" conjurors, Hdt. ; κινδυνεύσεις ἐπιδεῖξαι χρηστὸς εἶναι "you will have a chance of" showing your worth, Xen. ; κινδυνεύει ἀγαθὸν γεγονέναι "it is very likely" to prove good, Plat. :—then impers., κινδυνεύει "it may be, possibly", id=Plat. Pass. "to be endangered or imperilled", Thuc. , Dem.

κινδυνεύω (κίνδυνος), [in LXX for יָקֹשׁ ni., etc. ;] __1. to be daring, to venture. __2. to be in danger: Luk.8:23, Act.19:27, 40, 1Co.15:30.† (AS)