G3145: μασσάομαι
massáomai · “to gnaw”
Definition
to chew
KJV translates it as: gnaw
Word origin: from a primary (to handle or squeeze);
Extended definition
μασάομαι (Rec. μασσ), -ῶμαι
(Aristoph. and late writers, but not in Trag. or in good Att.. prose), [in LXX: Job.30:4 (לֶחֶם), Sir.19:9 A * ;]
to bite, chew: Rev.16:10.†
(AS)
(Aristoph. and late writers, but not in Trag. or in good Att.. prose), [in LXX: Job.30:4 (לֶחֶם), Sir.19:9 A * ;]
to bite, chew: Rev.16:10.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3145 is translated
- they were gnawing ×1
Bible verses with G3145 (massáomai)
Massáomai appears in 1 verse.
- Revelation 16:10
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,