GREEK · G1030
βρυγμός
brugmos — gnashing
βρυγμός, -οῦ, ὁ (βρύχω), [in LXX: Pro.19:12 (נַהַם), Sir.51:3 * ;] a biting, a gnashing of teeth: Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Gnash
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2786
חָרַק
cha.raq — to grind
(Qal) to gnash, grind (the teeth)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1031
βρύχω
bruchō — to gnash
βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω), [in LXX: Job.16:10(9), Psa.34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, La 2:16 (חרק)* ;] 1. to bite or eat greedily. 2. to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Act.7:54. † (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5149
τρίζω
trizō — to gnash
τρίζω [in Aq.: Amo.2:13; Sm.: Isa.38:14 * ;] 1. prop., of sounds by animals, to cry, chirp, etc. 2. Of other sounds, e.g., trans., τ. ὀδόντας, to gnash or grind the teeth: Mrk.9:18.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Heb. harak, meaning “to grate the teeth”, (Job 16:9; Ps. 112:10; Lam. 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. (See also Acts 7:54; Mark 9:18.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.