verb
frassimō
Greekφράσσω (frassō)
Strong’sG5420
I stop, close up
stem frass-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φράσσω
[in LXX: Jb 38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Ho 2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Pr 21:13 (אָטַם), etc.;]
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| frassitiφραγήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | stopped | 1× |
| frassalaἔφραξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | shut | 1× |
| frassiteiaφραγῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | silenced | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassamō | frassame | frassami | frassama | frassamē | frassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassasō | frassase | frassasi | frassasa | frassasē | frassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassatō | frassate | frassati | frassata | frassatē | frassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | frassanō | frassane | frassani | frassana | frassanē | frassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassavō | frassave | frassavi | frassava | frassavē | frassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassalō | frassale | frassali | frassala1×ἔφραξαν | frassalē | frassalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimō | frassime | frassimi | frassima | frassimē | frassimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassisō | frassise | frassisi | frassisa | frassisē | frassiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassitō | frassite | frassiti1×φραγήσεται | frassita | frassitē | frassitelē |
| we 1st person plural | frassinō | frassine | frassini | frassina | frassinē | frassinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivō | frassive | frassivi | frassiva | frassivē | frassivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassilō | frassile | frassili | frassila | frassilē | frassilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassameiō | frassameia | frassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassaseiō | frassaseia | frassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassateiō | frassateia | frassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | frassaneiō | frassaneia | frassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassaveiō | frassaveia | frassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassaleiō | frassaleia | frassaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimeiō | frassimeia | frassimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassiseiō | frassiseia | frassiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassiteiō | frassiteia1×φραγῇ | frassiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | frassineiō | frassineia | frassineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassiveiō | frassiveia | frassiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassileiō | frassileia | frassileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frassasōr | frassasar | frassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassatōr | frassatar | frassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassavōr | frassavar | frassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frassalōr | frassalar | frassalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frassisōr | frassisar | frassisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassitōr | frassitar | frassitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivōr | frassivar | frassivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frassilōr | frassilar | frassilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassamoiō | frassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frassasoiō | frassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassatoiō | frassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | frassanoiō | frassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassavoiō | frassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frassaloiō | frassaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimoiō | frassimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frassisoiō | frassisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassitoiō | frassitoia |
| we 1st person plural | frassinoiō | frassinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivoiō | frassivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frassiloiō | frassiloia |
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 | frassarō | frassari | frassara | frassarē |
| acted on passive voice | frassirō | frassiri | frassira | frassirē |
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 | frassarōtos | frassaritos | frassaratos | frassarētos |
| acted on passive voice | frassirōtos | frassiritos | frassiratos | frassirētos |
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
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
frassiti“stopped”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:10“stopped”atō alētheias Christou en mi hoti tas kauchēsias houtas ouk frassiti eis min en tei klimei tau Achaiau.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“shut”hois dia pistiau katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leōnoiu,who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, 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“silenced”Oidanē de hoti hoseim tos nomos legatō toi en to nomo lalatō, hina pantem stomem frassiteia kai hupodikos gineteia pantos tos kosmos to theo;Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.