Definition
φράσσω
[in LXX: Job 38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Hosea 2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Proverbs 21:13 (אָטַם), etc. ;]
to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, Hebrews 11:33; στόμα, metaphorically, Romans 3:19; pass., καύχησις, 2 Corinthians 11:10.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Romans 3:19φραγῇ · may be silencedNow we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- 2 Corinthians 11:10φραγήσεται · will not be silencedAs surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
- Hebrews 11:33ἔφραξαν · [who] shut…who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,