Gnashing
βρυγμόςStrong’s G1030brugmos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Brugmos is the Greek word usually translated “gnashing”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gnashing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gnashing 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 24:51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 25:30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Luke 13:28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Greek dictionary
βρυγμός brugmos · gnashing
βρυγμός, -οῦ, ὁ (βρύχω), [in LXX: Pro.19:12 (נַהַם), Sir.51:3 * ;] a biting, a gnashing of teeth: Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gnashing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GNASH'ING, participle present
tense nash'ing. Striking the teeth together, as in anger, rage or pain.
All definitions and other forms of “gnashing”
GNASH'ING, noun
nash'ing. A grinding or striking of the teeth in rage or anguish.
- “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” Matthew 8:12
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.