What does βρύχω (brýchō) mean in the Bible?
βρύχω (brýchō) is a Greek word meaning "to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)".
Greek · G1031
βρύχω
To grate the teeth (in pain or rage)
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βρύχω G1031
Pronunciation brýchō
What does βρύχω (brýchō) mean in the Bible?
βρύχω (brýchō) is a Greek word meaning "to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1031?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include they gnashed (1).
Where does βρύχω (brýchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:54. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It they gnashed 1× Acts 7:54
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:54
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
ἔβρυχον 1x ebrychon Acts 7:54
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:54
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)
Source Gloss
to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to bite or eat greedily.
2to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Act.7:54.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:54 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔβρυχον ebrucon
I grind or gnash
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βρύχω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain