What does φράζω (phrázō) mean in the Bible?
φράζω (phrázō) is a Greek word meaning "to explain".
Greek · G5419
φράζω
To explain
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φράζωG5419
Pronunciationphrázō
What does φράζω (phrázō) mean in the Bible?
φράζω (phrázō) is a Greek word meaning "to explain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5419?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Explain (1).
Where does φράζω (phrázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 ItExplain1×Matthew 15:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 15:15
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
Φράσον1xPhrasonMatthew 15:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMatthew 15:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to explain
Strong'sG5419
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to explain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:36Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
Φράσονfrason
I declare, explain, interpret
Read verseMatthew 15:15Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
Φράσονfrason
I declare, explain, interpret
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 15:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
imperative1
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
φράζω is built from this root: