What does φράσσω (phrássō) mean in the Bible?
φράσσω (phrássō) is a Greek word meaning "to stop".
Greek · G5420
φράσσω
To stop
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φράσσω G5420
Pronunciation phrássō
What does φράσσω (phrássō) mean in the Bible?
φράσσω (phrássō) is a Greek word meaning "to stop".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5420?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [who] shut (1), may be silenced (1), will not be silenced (1).
Where does φράσσω (phrássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), Romans (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 [who] shut 1× Hebrews 11:33
may be silenced 1× Romans 3:19
will not be silenced 1× 2 Corinthians 11:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 3:19
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἔφραξαν 1x ephraxan Hebrews 11:33
φραγῇ 1x phragē Romans 3:19
φραγήσεται 1x phragēsetai 2 Corinthians 11:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 11:33
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 3:19
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to stop
Strong's G5420
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to stop
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 3:19 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Subjunctive
φραγῇ, fragh
I stop, close up
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:10 Verb Third Person Singular Second Future Passive Indicative
φραγήσεται fraghsetai
I stop, close up
Read verse Hebrews 11:33 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔφραξαν efraxan
I stop, close up
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Rom 3:19 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Passive 2 Cor 11:10 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:33 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 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
φράσσω is built from this root:
φρήν G5424
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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