verb
frazamō
Greekφράζω (frazō)
Strong’sG5419
I declare, explain, interpret
stem fraz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φράζω
[in LXX: Jb 6:24 (בִּין hi.) Jb 12:8 (יָרָה hi.), Da LXX 2:4 (חָוָה pa.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5419 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfrad'-zo
to indicate (by word or act), i.e. (specially), to expound
Fromprobably akin to G5420 through the idea of defining;
King Jamesdeclare.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| frazasarΦράσον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | explain | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frazamō | frazame | frazami | frazama | frazamē | frazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frazasō | frazase | frazasi | frazasa | frazasē | frazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frazatō | frazate | frazati | frazata | frazatē | frazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | frazanō | frazane | frazani | frazana | frazanē | frazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frazavō | frazave | frazavi | frazava | frazavē | frazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frazalō | frazale | frazali | frazala | frazalē | frazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frazameiō | frazameia | frazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frazaseiō | frazaseia | frazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frazateiō | frazateia | frazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | frazaneiō | frazaneia | frazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frazaveiō | frazaveia | frazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frazaleiō | frazaleia | frazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frazasōr | frazasar1×Φράσον | frazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frazatōr | frazatar | frazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frazavōr | frazavar | frazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frazalōr | frazalar | frazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frazamoiō | frazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frazasoiō | frazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frazatoiō | frazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | frazanoiō | frazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frazavoiō | frazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frazaloiō | frazaloia |
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 | frazarō | frazari | frazara | frazarē |
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 | frazarōtos | frazaritos | frazaratos | frazarētos |
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
fraz 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
frazasar“explain”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 15:15“explain”Apokriniratos de tos Petros legata auto; Frazasar ni tan parabolan houtan.Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”