verb
frissamō
Greekφρίσσω (frissō)
Strong’sG5425
I shudder
stem friss-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φρίσσω
(Att.. -ττω, and so IV Mac 14:9 17:7) [in LXX: Jb 4:15 (סמר pi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5425 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfris'-so
to "bristle" or chill, i.e. shudder (fear)
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamestremble.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| frissalōφρίσσουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | shudder | 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 | frissamō | frissame | frissami | frissama | frissamē | frissamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frissasō | frissase | frissasi | frissasa | frissasē | frissaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frissatō | frissate | frissati | frissata | frissatē | frissatelē |
| we 1st person plural | frissanō | frissane | frissani | frissana | frissanē | frissanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frissavō | frissave | frissavi | frissava | frissavē | frissavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frissalō1×φρίσσουσιν | frissale | frissali | frissala | frissalē | frissalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frissameiō | frissameia | frissameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frissaseiō | frissaseia | frissaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frissateiō | frissateia | frissateiē |
| we 1st person plural | frissaneiō | frissaneia | frissaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frissaveiō | frissaveia | frissaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frissaleiō | frissaleia | frissaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frissasōr | frissasar | frissasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frissatōr | frissatar | frissatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frissavōr | frissavar | frissavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frissalōr | frissalar | frissalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frissamoiō | frissamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frissasoiō | frissasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frissatoiō | frissatoia |
| we 1st person plural | frissanoiō | frissanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frissavoiō | frissavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frissaloiō | frissaloia |
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 | frissarō | frissari | frissara | frissarē |
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 | frissarōtos | frissaritos | frissaratos | frissarētos |
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
friss 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
frissalō“shudder”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
James 2:19“shudder”sis pisteuasō hoti henos atō tos theos? kalōs poiasō; kai teim daimoneim pisteualō kai frissalō.You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that — and shudder.