verb
bruchamō
Greekβρύχω (bruchō)
Strong’sG1031
I grind or gnash
stem bruch-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω),
[in LXX: Jb 16:10(9), Ps 34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, La 2:16 (חרק)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1031 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbroo'-kho
to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesgnash.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bruchaleἔβρυχον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | gnashed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bruchamō | bruchame | bruchami | bruchama | bruchamē | bruchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bruchasō | bruchase | bruchasi | bruchasa | bruchasē | bruchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bruchatō | bruchate | bruchati | bruchata | bruchatē | bruchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | bruchanō | bruchane | bruchani | bruchana | bruchanē | bruchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bruchavō | bruchave | bruchavi | bruchava | bruchavē | bruchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bruchalō | bruchale1×ἔβρυχον | bruchali | bruchala | bruchalē | bruchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bruchameiō | bruchameia | bruchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bruchaseiō | bruchaseia | bruchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bruchateiō | bruchateia | bruchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | bruchaneiō | bruchaneia | bruchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bruchaveiō | bruchaveia | bruchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bruchaleiō | bruchaleia | bruchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bruchasōr | bruchasar | bruchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bruchatōr | bruchatar | bruchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bruchavōr | bruchavar | bruchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bruchalōr | bruchalar | bruchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bruchamoiō | bruchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bruchasoiō | bruchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bruchatoiō | bruchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | bruchanoiō | bruchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bruchavoiō | bruchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bruchaloiō | bruchaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | brucharō | bruchari | bruchara | brucharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | brucharōtos | brucharitos | brucharatos | brucharētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bruch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
bruchale“gnashed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:54“gnashed”Akouarōtois de houteim diapriile tai kardiai autoiu kai bruchale toin odontoin epi auton.On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.