GreekG3145Verb
μασσάομαι
massaomai
“to gnaw”
1Occurrences
G3145Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to chew
from a primary (to handle or squeeze);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to bite, chew.
LXX: (לֶחֶם), A *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
G:V
Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
μασσάομαι appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Revelation
1
Key Passages
Revelation 16:10BSB
And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
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