Strong G5434φρύγανον
brushwood
- Transliteration
- phruganon
- Pronunciation
- froo'-gan-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a presumed derivative of φρύγω phrugō (to roast or parch; akin to the base of G5395); something desiccated that is a dry twig: - stick.
Detailed definition
φρύγανον, -ου, τό
(φρύγω, to parch), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, also for חָרוּל, etc.;]
a dry stick: pl., brushwood: Act.28:3.†
(AS)
(φρύγω, to parch), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, also for חָרוּל, etc.;]
a dry stick: pl., brushwood: Act.28:3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5434 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- stick1
First verses
- Acts 28:3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φρύγᾰνον [ῡ], τό,
(φρύγω) dry stick; mostly in plural, firewood, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.62, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 642, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.111, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.11, “SIG” 1027.13 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC), NT.Act.28.3; φρυγάνοις καὶ λίθοις περιφράξαντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 603a9: Comedy texts, Φρύγες ἐστὶ καινὸν δρᾶμα τοῦτ᾽ Εὐριπίδου.. ᾧ καὶ Σωκράτης τὰ φρύγαν᾽ ὑποτίθησι probably in 5th c.BC: Teleclides Comicus 40)]: singular only in collective sense ={τὰ φρύγανα}, μαντικῶς τὸ φ. τίθεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1026; τὸ φ. ἐπικαίουσι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.553c.)]
II undershrub, opposed to δένδρα, θάμνος, πόα, defined as τὸ ἀπὸ ῥίζης πολυστέλεχες καὶ πολύκλαδον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.3.1.)]
(φρύγω) dry stick; mostly in plural, firewood, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.62, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 642, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.111, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.11, “SIG” 1027.13 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC), NT.Act.28.3; φρυγάνοις καὶ λίθοις περιφράξαντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 603a9: Comedy texts, Φρύγες ἐστὶ καινὸν δρᾶμα τοῦτ᾽ Εὐριπίδου.. ᾧ καὶ Σωκράτης τὰ φρύγαν᾽ ὑποτίθησι probably in 5th c.BC: Teleclides Comicus 40)]: singular only in collective sense ={τὰ φρύγανα}, μαντικῶς τὸ φ. τίθεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1026; τὸ φ. ἐπικαίουσι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.553c.)]
II undershrub, opposed to δένδρα, θάμνος, πόα, defined as τὸ ἀπὸ ῥίζης πολυστέλεχες καὶ πολύκλαδον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.3.1.)]