To shudder
φρίσσωStrong’s G5425phrissō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phrissō is the Greek word usually translated “shudder”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
Meaning
Usually translated “shudder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shudder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
φρίσσω phrissō · to shudder
φρίσσω (Att.. -ττω, and so 4Ma.14:9 4Mac 17:7) [in LXX: Job.4:15 ( pi.), etc. ;] 1. to be rough, bristle. 2. to shiver, shudder, tremble, from fear: Jas.2:19 (see Hort, in l).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shudder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHUD'DER, verb intransitive
[This word contains the same elements as the Latin quatio.]
To quake; to tremble or shake with fear, horror or aversion; to shiver.
All definitions and other forms of “shudder”
SHUD'DER, noun
A tremor; a shaking with fear or horror.
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.