μασσάομαι

massaomaito gnawHow to read Greek
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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: Revelation 16:10.

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Occurrences

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  1. Revelation 16:10ἐμασῶντο · [men] began to gnaw
    And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish