To gnash
τρίζωStrong’s G5149trizō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Trizō is the Greek word usually translated “gnashes”. It appears in 1 verse 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 “gnashes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he gnashes 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
τρίζω trizō · to gnash
τρίζω [in Aq.: Amo.2:13; Sm.: Isa.38:14 * ;] 1. prop., of sounds by animals, to cry, chirp, etc. 2. Of other sounds, e.g., trans., τ. ὀδόντας, to gnash or grind the teeth: Mrk.9:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gnash” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GNASH, verb transitive
nash. To strike the teeth together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth in rage.
All definitions and other forms of “gnash”
GNASH, verb intransitive
nash. To grind the teeth.
- “He shall gnash with his teeth and melt away” Psalms 112:10
- To rage even to collision with the teeth; to growl.“They gnashed on me with their teeth” Psalms 35:16
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.