King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5425
Transliteration: phrissō
Phonetic Spelling: (fris'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be rough, to shiver, shudder
Meaning: to be rough, to shiver, shudder
φρίσσω; very often in Greek writings from Homer down; to be rough, Latinhorreo, horresco, i. e.
Word Summary
phrissō: to be rough, to shiver, shudder
Original Word: φρίσσωTransliteration: phrissō
Phonetic Spelling: (fris'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be rough, to shiver, shudder
Meaning: to be rough, to shiver, shudder
Strong's Concordance
tremble. Apparently a primary verb; to "bristle" or chill, i.e. Shudder (fear) -- tremble.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5425: φρίσσωφρίσσω; very often in Greek writings from Homer down; to be rough, Latinhorreo, horresco, i. e.
1. to bristle, stiffen, stand up: ἔφριξαν μου τρίχες, Job 4:15 the Sept.; with ὀρθαί added, Hesiod, Works, 510; ὀρθάς ... φρισσει τρίχας (cognate accusative of the part affected), Hesiod scut. 391; with cold, διά τό ψῦχος, Plutarch, quaest. nat. 13, 2, p. 915 b.
2. to shudder, to be struck with extreme fear, to be horrified: absolutely, James 2:19; 4 Macc. 14:9; like the Latinhorreo, horresco, construction with an accusative of the object exciting the fear, Homer, Iliad 11,383, and often.