What does ἀφρίζω (aphrízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφρίζω (aphrízō) is a Greek word meaning "to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)".
Greek · G875
ἀφρίζω
To froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)
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ἀφρίζω G875
Pronunciation aphrízō
What does ἀφρίζω (aphrízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφρίζω (aphrízō) is a Greek word meaning "to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G875?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include foaming at the mouth (1), He foams at the mouth (1).
Where does ἀφρίζω (aphrízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2).
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 foaming at the mouth 1× Mark 9:20
He foams at the mouth 1× Mark 9:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 9:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Mark 2
Source forms
ἀφρίζει 1x aphrizei Mark 9:18
ἀφρίζων 1x aphrizōn Mark 9:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 9:18
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 9:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)
Strong's G875
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀφρός), to foam at the mouth: Mrk.9:18, 20.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 9:18 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀφρίζει, afrizei
I foam at the mouth
Read verse Mark 9:20 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀφρίζων. afrizwn
I foam at the mouth
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 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Mark 9:18 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Mark 9:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 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
ἀφρίζω is built from this root:
ἀφρός G876
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