Greek · G3145 · unreviewed

μασσάομαι

To chew

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μασσάομαι G3145

Pronunciation massáomai

What does μασσάομαι (massáomai) mean in the Bible?

μασσάομαι (massáomai) is a Greek word meaning "to chew". μασάομαι (Rec.

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Meaning

to chew

Extended definition

(Aristoph. and late writers, but not in Trag. or in good Att.. prose), [in LXX: Job.30:4 (לֶחֶם), Sir.19:9 A * ;] to bite, chew: Rev.16:10.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background 1

Tense

imperfect 1

Voice

middle 1

Mood

indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Revelation 16:10 ἐμασῶντο imperfect middle indicative background

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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