King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5433
Transliteration: phryassō
Phonetic Spelling: (froo-as'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to neigh, whinny, to be wanton
Meaning: to neigh, whinny, to be wanton
φρυάσσω: 1 aorist 3 person plural ἐφρύαξαν; (everywhere in secular authors and also in Macc. as a deponent middle φρυάσσομαι (Winers Grammar, 24)); to neigh, stamp the ground, prance, snort; to be high-spirited: properly, of horses (Anthol. 5, 202, 4; Callimachus () lav. Pallad. verse 2); of men, to take on lofty airs, behave arrogantly (2 Macc. 7:34; 3Macc. 2:2, Anthol., Diodorus, Plutarch, others; (cf. Wetstein on Acts as below)); active for רָגַשׁ, to be tumultuous, to rage, Acts 4:25 from Psalm 2:1.
Word Summary
phryassō: to neigh, whinny, to be wanton
Original Word: φρυάσσωTransliteration: phryassō
Phonetic Spelling: (froo-as'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to neigh, whinny, to be wanton
Meaning: to neigh, whinny, to be wanton
Strong's Concordance
rage. Akin to bruo, brucho; to snort (as a spirited horse), i.e. (figuratively) to make a tumult -- rage.
see GREEK brucho
see GREEK bruo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5433: φρυάσσωφρυάσσω: 1 aorist 3 person plural ἐφρύαξαν; (everywhere in secular authors and also in Macc. as a deponent middle φρυάσσομαι (Winers Grammar, 24)); to neigh, stamp the ground, prance, snort; to be high-spirited: properly, of horses (Anthol. 5, 202, 4; Callimachus (