verb
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.;]
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
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.
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 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassomō | frassome | frassomē | frassomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassosō | frassose | frassosē | frassoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassotō | frassote | frassotē | frassotelē |
| we 1st person plural | frassonō | frassone | frassonē | frassonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassovō | frassove | frassovē | frassovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassolō | frassole | frassolē | frassolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimi | frassima |
| you 2nd person singular | frassisi | frassisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassiti1×φραγήσεται | frassita |
| we 1st person plural | frassini | frassina |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivi | frassiva |
| they 3rd person plural | frassili | frassila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassomeiō | frassomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frassoseiō | frassoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassoteiō | frassoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | frassoneiō | frassoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassoveiō | frassoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frassoleiō | frassoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | frassiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassiteia1×φραγῇ |
| we 1st person plural | frassineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | frassileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frassosōr | frassosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassotōr | frassotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassovōr | frassovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frassolōr | frassolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frassisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivar |
| they 3rd person plural | frassilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | frassosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | frassonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | frassoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frassimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frassisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frassitoia |
| we 1st person plural | frassinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frassivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | frassorō | frassorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | frassiri | frassira |
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 | frassarōntos | frassarintos | frassarantos | frassarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | frassorōntos | frassorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | frassirintos | frassirantos |
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
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 …