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verb

Greekφράσσω (frassō)
Biblang

frassomō

Strong’sG5420

I stop, close up

stem frass-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

φράσσω

[in LXX: Jb 38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Ho 2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Pr 21:13 (אָטַם), etc.;]

to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, He 11:33; στόμα, metaph., Ro 3:19; pass., καύχησις, II Co 11:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5420 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfras'-so

to fence or inclose, i.e. (specially), to block up (figuratively, to silence)

Fromapparently a strengthening form of the base of G5424;

King Jamesstop.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
φράσσω,
Attic dialect φράττω Refs 5th c.BC+future φράξω Refsaorist ἔφραξα, Epic dialect φράξα Refs 8th c.BC+, Attic dialect infinitive φάρξαι Refsparticiple δια-φάρξαςRefs: perfect πέφρᾰκα Refs 8th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐμ-πεφράκεσαν Refs 1st c.AD+:—middle, see at {φράγνυμι}; future φράξομαι (ἐμ-) Refs 2nd c.AD+aorist ἐφραξάμην, Epic dialect φρ- Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, future φραχθήσομαι NT+2nd c.AD+: aorist 1 ἐφράχθην Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐφράγην [ᾰ], subjunctive φρᾰγῇ NT, participle φρᾰγείς Refs 2nd c.BC+: perfect πέφραγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐπεφράγμην Refs 2nd c.AD+, 3rd.pers. singular ἐπέφρακτο Refs 8th c.BC+aorist active, passive, and middle The Attic dialect spellings πεφαργμένος and ἐφάρξαντοRefs by nature, for it does not become η in Ionic dialect]:— fence in, hedge round, hence with collateral notion of defence, secure, fortify, ῥινοῖσι βοῶν φράξαντες ἐπάλξεις having fenced the battlements with shields, Refs 8th c.BC+; φράξε δέ μιν [τὴν σχεδίην] ῥίπεσσι he fenced it with mats, to keep out the water, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔρνεσι φ. χεῖρα fill them full with wreaths of victory, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, φράξαντο δὲ νῆας ἕρκεϊ χαλκείῳ they fencedin their ships, Refs 8th c.BC+; but ἐφράξαντο τὸ τεῖχος they strengthened it, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, strengthen one's fortifications, Refs 5th c.BC+in battle-array, Refs —passive, φραχθέντες σάκεσιν fenced with shields, Refs 8th c.BC+; of the Nile, to be embanked, Refsfortified, prepared for defence, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a person, armed, ἀσπιδίτης καὶ πεφρ. Refs 5th c.BC+ having the defence of hope, conjecture in Refs
II put up as a fence, φράξαντες δόρυ δουρί, σάκος σάκεϊ joining spear close to spear, shield to shield, Refs 8th c.BC+; φράξαντες τὰ γέρρα having put up the shields as a close, thick fence, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle πάγας ὑπερκότους ἐφραξάμεσθα conjecture in Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 σχάσασαι τὴν οὐρὰν καὶ φ., of dogs, Refs 5th c.BC+
III stop up, block, τὴν ὁδόν Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ὑπὸ ῥευμάτων φραχθείς [ὁ πλεύμων] Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 metaphorically, bar, stop, τὸ ἡγεμονικόν Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ NT

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

shut1×silenced1×stopped1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
frassitiφραγήσεταιwill happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singularstopped1×
frassalaἔφραξανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralshut1×
frassiteiaφραγῇhappened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singularsilenced1×

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularfrassamōfrassamefrassamifrassamafrassamēfrassamelē
you 2nd person singularfrassasōfrassasefrassasifrassasafrassasēfrassaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassatōfrassatefrassatifrassatafrassatēfrassatelē
we 1st person pluralfrassanōfrassanefrassanifrassanafrassanēfrassanelē
ye 2nd person pluralfrassavōfrassavefrassavifrassavafrassavēfrassavelē
they 3rd person pluralfrassalōfrassalefrassalifrassala1×ἔφραξανfrassalēfrassalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularfrassomōfrassomefrassomēfrassomelē
you 2nd person singularfrassosōfrassosefrassosēfrassoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassotōfrassotefrassotēfrassotelē
we 1st person pluralfrassonōfrassonefrassonēfrassonelē
ye 2nd person pluralfrassovōfrassovefrassovēfrassovelē
they 3rd person pluralfrassolōfrassolefrassolēfrassolelē

acted on passive voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularfrassimifrassima
you 2nd person singularfrassisifrassisa
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassiti1×φραγήσεταιfrassita
we 1st person pluralfrassinifrassina
ye 2nd person pluralfrassivifrassiva
they 3rd person pluralfrassilifrassila
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularfrassameiōfrassameiafrassameiē
you 2nd person singularfrassaseiōfrassaseiafrassaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassateiōfrassateiafrassateiē
we 1st person pluralfrassaneiōfrassaneiafrassaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralfrassaveiōfrassaveiafrassaveiē
they 3rd person pluralfrassaleiōfrassaleiafrassaleiē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularfrassomeiōfrassomeiē
you 2nd person singularfrassoseiōfrassoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassoteiōfrassoteiē
we 1st person pluralfrassoneiōfrassoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralfrassoveiōfrassoveiē
they 3rd person pluralfrassoleiōfrassoleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularfrassimeia
you 2nd person singularfrassiseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassiteia1×φραγῇ
we 1st person pluralfrassineia
ye 2nd person pluralfrassiveia
they 3rd person pluralfrassileia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularfrassasōrfrassasarfrassasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassatōrfrassatarfrassatēr
ye 2nd person pluralfrassavōrfrassavarfrassavēr
they 3rd person pluralfrassalōrfrassalarfrassalēr

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularfrassosōrfrassosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassotōrfrassotēr
ye 2nd person pluralfrassovōrfrassovēr
they 3rd person pluralfrassolōrfrassolēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularfrassisar
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassitar
ye 2nd person pluralfrassivar
they 3rd person pluralfrassilar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularfrassamoiōfrassamoia
you 2nd person singularfrassasoiōfrassasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassatoiōfrassatoia
we 1st person pluralfrassanoiōfrassanoia
ye 2nd person pluralfrassavoiōfrassavoia
they 3rd person pluralfrassaloiōfrassaloia

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularfrassomoiō
you 2nd person singularfrassosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassotoiō
we 1st person pluralfrassonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralfrassovoiō
they 3rd person pluralfrassoloiō

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularfrassimoia
you 2nd person singularfrassisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfrassitoia
we 1st person pluralfrassinoia
ye 2nd person pluralfrassivoia
they 3rd person pluralfrassiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicefrassarōfrassarifrassarafrassarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicefrassorōfrassorē
acted on passive voicefrassirifrassira
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicefrassarōntosfrassarintosfrassarantosfrassarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicefrassorōntosfrassorēntos
acted on passive voicefrassirintosfrassirantos

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
frassstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

frass 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

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

frassiti“stopped”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 11:10“stopped”… mi hoti tas kauchēsias houtas ouk frassiti eis min en tei klimei tau …As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

frassala“shut”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Hebrews 11:33… katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leontoiu,… and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

frassiteia“silenced”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Romans 3:19… to nomo lalatō, hina pantem stomem frassiteia kai hupodikos geneteia pantos tos kosmos …… so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable …