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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φράσσωG5420
Pronunciationphrássō
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).
Are there verse guides for φράσσω (phrássō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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] shut1×Hebrews 11:33
may be silenced1×Romans 3:19
will not be silenced1×2 Corinthians 11:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 3:19
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Romans12 Corinthians1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἔφραξαν1xephraxanHebrews 11:33
φραγῇ1xphragēRomans 3:19
φραγήσεται1xphragēsetai2 Corinthians 11:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xHebrews 11:33
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xRomans 3:19
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 11:10
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to stop
Source Gloss
to stop
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
fragh
I stop, close up
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:10Verb Third Person Singular Second Future Passive Indicative
φραγήσεταιfraghsetai
I stop, close up
Read verseHebrews 11:33Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔφραξανefraxan
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, FutureVoicesPassive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Future Passive2 Cor 11:101×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:331×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2future1
Voice
passive2active1
Mood
indicative2subjunctive1
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:
φρήνG5424
Part of These Phrases
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