φρίσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φρίττω (phríttō) Attic

Etymology

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φρίσσω (phríssō)

  1. to be rough
  2. to shiver, shudder, tremble
    • New Testament, Epistle of James 2:19:
      σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός; καλῶς ποιεῖς· καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν.
      sù pisteúeis hóti heîs estin ho theós? kalôs poieîs; kaì tà daimónia pisteúousin kaì phríssousin.
      Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • φρίσσω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • φρίσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • φρίσσω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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