Strong G1031βρύχω
to gnash
- Transliteration
- bruchō
- Pronunciation
- broo'-kho
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
A primary verb; to grate the teeth (in pain or rage): - gnash.
Detailed definition
βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω),
[in LXX: Job.16:10(9), Psa.34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, La 2:16 (חרק)*;]
1. to bite or eat greedily.
2. to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Act.7:54.
† (AS)
[in LXX: Job.16:10(9), Psa.34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, La 2:16 (חרק)*;]
1. to bite or eat greedily.
2. to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Act.7:54.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1031 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gnash1
First verses
- Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
βρύκω
or βρύχω [ῡ] (the former Attic dialect accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Moeris Grammaticus and 5th c.AD(?): Ammonius Epigrammaticus)]; the distinction βρύκω bite, βρύχω gnash does not hold good), mostly present: future βρύξω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.2, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 678)]: aorist ἔβρυξα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.86, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 207, +others, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.624 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus), (ἐπ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 35)]: aorist 2 ἔβρῠχε [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.252 (late, perhaps _imperfect_): for βέβρῡχα)], see at {βρυχάομαι}: —passive, see below:—eat greedily, gobble, γνάθος ἱππείη βρύκει champs the bit, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.13; ἑφθὰ καὶ ὀπτὰ [κρέα].. βρύκειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 358, compare 372; πρὸς ταῦτα βρύκετ᾽ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1315)]; bite, βρύκουσ᾽ ἀπέδεσθαι.. τοὺς δακτύλους biting, [Refs ([prev. author] “Av.” 26)]; of smoke, ὀδὰξ ἔβρυκε τὰς λήμας ἐμοῦ [Refs ([prev. author] “Lys.” 301)]; later, simply, devour, consume, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 489, +others)]; βρύξας, of the sea, is perhaps falsa lectio for{βρόξας} in [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.624 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus))]: metaphorically, tear in pieces, devour, of a gnawing disease, βρύκει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 987 (Lyric poetry); βρύκει γὰρ ἅπαν τὸ παρόν 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 58; τὰ πατρῷα βρύκει 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.27)]:—passive, ἀπόλωλα, τέκνον, βρύκομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 745; βρυχθεὶς ἁλί “Anthologia Graeca” 9.267 (1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus).)]
II gnash or grind the teeth, τοὺς ὀδόντας βρύχει [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.7, etc., compare “Anthologia Graeca” 15.51 (1st c.BC: Archias); τὸ στόμα β. 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 95.45; β. τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπί τινα NT.Act.7.54)]; also βρύχει alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 2.120)]; also intransitive, οἱ ὀδόντες βρύχουσι[Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1.36; βρῦκον στόμα 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 226, compare “Th.” 207, +others)]:—middle, βρύχονται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 1 (probably).)]
or βρύχω [ῡ] (the former Attic dialect accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Moeris Grammaticus and 5th c.AD(?): Ammonius Epigrammaticus)]; the distinction βρύκω bite, βρύχω gnash does not hold good), mostly present: future βρύξω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.2, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 678)]: aorist ἔβρυξα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.86, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 207, +others, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.624 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus), (ἐπ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 35)]: aorist 2 ἔβρῠχε [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.252 (late, perhaps _imperfect_): for βέβρῡχα)], see at {βρυχάομαι}: —passive, see below:—eat greedily, gobble, γνάθος ἱππείη βρύκει champs the bit, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.13; ἑφθὰ καὶ ὀπτὰ [κρέα].. βρύκειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 358, compare 372; πρὸς ταῦτα βρύκετ᾽ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1315)]; bite, βρύκουσ᾽ ἀπέδεσθαι.. τοὺς δακτύλους biting, [Refs ([prev. author] “Av.” 26)]; of smoke, ὀδὰξ ἔβρυκε τὰς λήμας ἐμοῦ [Refs ([prev. author] “Lys.” 301)]; later, simply, devour, consume, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 489, +others)]; βρύξας, of the sea, is perhaps falsa lectio for{βρόξας} in [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.624 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus))]: metaphorically, tear in pieces, devour, of a gnawing disease, βρύκει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 987 (Lyric poetry); βρύκει γὰρ ἅπαν τὸ παρόν 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 58; τὰ πατρῷα βρύκει 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.27)]:—passive, ἀπόλωλα, τέκνον, βρύκομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 745; βρυχθεὶς ἁλί “Anthologia Graeca” 9.267 (1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus).)]
II gnash or grind the teeth, τοὺς ὀδόντας βρύχει [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.7, etc., compare “Anthologia Graeca” 15.51 (1st c.BC: Archias); τὸ στόμα β. 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 95.45; β. τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπί τινα NT.Act.7.54)]; also βρύχει alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 2.120)]; also intransitive, οἱ ὀδόντες βρύχουσι[Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1.36; βρῦκον στόμα 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 226, compare “Th.” 207, +others)]:—middle, βρύχονται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 1 (probably).)]