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To explain

φράζωStrong’s G5419

phrazō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Phrazō is the Greek word usually translated “do explain”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.”
Matthew 15:15 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do explain”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do explain 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    φράζω phrazō · to explain

    φράζω [in LXX: Job.6:24 (בִּין hi.) Job.12:8 (יָרָה hi.), Dan LXX 2:4 (חָוָה pa.) * ;] to show forth, tell, declare, explain: Mat.13:36 (WH, RV, διασάφησον) Mat.15:15.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “explain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    EXPLA'IN, verb transitive

    [Latin explano; ex and planus, plain, open, smooth.]

      All definitions and other forms of “explain”

        EXPLA'IN, verb intransitive

        To give explanations.

          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.