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Lexicon :: Strong's G4249 - prizō

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πρίζω
Transliteration
prizō (Key)
Pronunciation
prid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πρίζω prízō, prid'-zo; a strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw); to saw in two:—saw asunder.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4249 in the following manner: saw asunder (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4249 in the following manner: saw asunder (1x).
  1. to saw, to cut in two with a saw

    To be "sawn asunder" was a kind of punishment among the Hebrews, which according to tradition was inflicted on the prophet Isaiah.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρίζω prízō, prid'-zo; a strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw); to saw in two:—saw asunder.
STRONGS G4249:
πρίζω (or πρίω, which see): 1 aorist passive ἐπρίσθην; to saw, to cut in two with a saw: Hebrews 11:37. To be 'sawn asunder' was a kind of punishment among the Hebrews (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3), which according to ancient tradition was inflicted on the prophet Isaiah; cf. Winers RWB, under the word Säge; Roskoff in Schenkel 5:135; (B. D., under the word ). (Amos 1:3; Susanna 59; Plato, Theag., p. 124 b. and frequent in later writings.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
12:31
1 Chronicles
20:3
Amos
1:3
Hebrews
11:37

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4249 matches the Greek πρίζω (prizō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - Thus says the LORD:
“For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[fn]
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
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