Strong’s G5433 · Greek

φρυάσσω
phryássō

Definition

to snort (as a spirited horse), i.e. (figuratively) to make a tumult

Etymology

akin to G1032 (βρύω), G1031 (βρύχω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • rage

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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