Word Study · Strong's G875 · Greek
ἀφρίζω
aphrizo
af-rid'-zo
Strong's 1890 spelling: aphrízō
“to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to froth at the mouth (in epilepsy)
Rendered in the KJV as
foam.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀφρίζει1
- ἀφρίζων.1
How it is rendered · 2
- foaming.1
- he foams1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PAP-NSM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 9:18ἀφρίζειaphrizeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularWhenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”here: he foams
- Mark 9:20ἀφρίζων.aphrizōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.here: foaming.