Phrassō φράσσω
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| φράσσω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | phrassō |
| Strong's number | G5420 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to stop |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (1) |
Phrassō (Greek φράσσω, Strong's G5420) is a Greek verb meaning “to stop”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
φράσσω
[in LXX: Job.38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Hos.2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Pro.21:13 (אָטַם), etc. ;]
to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, Heb.11:33; στόμα, metaphorically, Rom.3:19; pass., καύχησις, 2Co.11:10.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Hos.2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Pro.21:13 (אָטַם), etc. ;]
to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, Heb.11:33; στόμα, metaphorically, Rom.3:19; pass., καύχησις, 2Co.11:10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stopped (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | may be silenced (1), will not be silenced (1), shut (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Phrassō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).