To foam
ἀφρίζωStrong’s G0875aphrizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aphrizō is the Greek word usually translated “foams” and “foaming”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foams” and “foaming”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he foams 1
- foaming 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
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Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀφρίζω aphrizō · to foam
ἀφρίζω (ἀφρός), to foam at the mouth: Mrk.9:18, 20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foam” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOAM, noun
[Latin fumo, to smoke, to foam ]
All definitions and other forms of “foam”
FOAM, verb intransitive
- To froth; to gather foam The billows foam A horse foams at the mouth when violently heated.
- To be in a rage; to be violently agitated.“He foameth and gnasheth with his teeth” Mark 9:18
FOAM, verb transitive
To throw out with rage or violence; with out.
- “FOAMing out their own shame” Jude 1:13
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.