τρίζωtrízō
to creak (squeak), i.e. (by analogy) to grate the teeth (in frenzy)
Greek (New Testament) · G5149
Meanings
1. properly, of sounds by animals, to cry, chirp, etc.
2. Of other sounds, e.g., transitive, τ. ὀδόντας, to gnash or grind the teeth: Mark 9:18.
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Mark 9:18 And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.