Lexical Summary trizō: to cry, chirp, to grind the teeth Original Word: τρίζωTransliteration: trizō Phonetic Spelling: (trid'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to cry, chirp, to grind the teeth Meaning: to cry, chirp, to grind the teeth Strong's Concordance gnash. Apparently a primary verb; to creak (squeak), i.e. (by analogy) to grate the teeth (in frenzy) -- gnash. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5149: τρίζωτρίζω; to squeak, make a shrill cry (Homer, Herodotus, Aristotle, Plutarch, Lucian, others): transitive, τούς δωντας, to grind or gnash the teeth, Mark 9:18; κατά τίνος, Ev. Nicod. c. 5. |
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