Gnash, Gnashing

Gnash, Gnashing

primarily, “to bit or eat greedily” (akin to bruko, “to chew”), denotes “to grind or gnash with the teeth,” Act 7:54.

primarily used of the sounds of animals, “to chirp, cry, squeak,” came to signify “to grind or gnash with the teeth,” Mar 9:18.

akin to A, No. 1, denotes “gnashing” (“of teeth” being added), Mat 8:12; Mat 13:42,50; Mat 22:13; Mat 24:51; Mat 25:30; Luk 13:28.

Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words