ἀφρίζω

aphrizō · foam

Greek word · Strong’s number G875 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

aphrizō (ἀφρίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “foam”.

At the mouth.

How to say it

a·phri·zō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To froth at the mouth during a fit.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • foaming ×1
  • he foams ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Mark 9:18

    and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I told your disciples to drive it out, and they were not strong enough.”

  • Mark 9:20

    And they brought him to him. And when the spirit saw him, at once it convulsed the boy, and falling on the ground he was rolling about, foaming.