Definition
βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω),
[in LXX: Job 16:10(9), Psa.34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, Lamentations 2:16 (חרק)* ;]
1. to bite or eat greedily.
2. to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Acts 7:54.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βρύχω:
- חָרַקcha.raq“to grind”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 7:54ἔβρυχον · they gnashedOn hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.