to stop

Greek Verb

φράσσω [in LXX: Job.38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Hos.2:6 (8) (שׂוּךְ), Pro.21:13 (אָטַם), etc;] to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, Heb.11:33; στόμα, metaphorically, Rom.3:19; pass, καύχησις, 2Co.11:10. (AS)

to stop

Greek Verb

φράσσω, Attic dialect φράττω [Refs 5th c.BC+]future φράξω [Refs]aorist ἔφραξα, Epic dialect φράξα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Attic dialect infinitive φάρξαι [Refs]participle δια-φάρξας[Refs]: perfect πέφρᾰκα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐμ-πεφράκεσαν [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, see at {φράγνυμι}; future φράξομαι (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]aorist ἐφραξάμην, Epic dialect φρ- [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future φραχθήσομαι [NT+2nd c.AD+]: aorist 1 ἐφράχθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἐφράγην [ᾰ], subjunctive φρᾰγῇ [NT], participle φρᾰγείς [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: perfect πέφραγμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐπεφράγμην [Refs 2nd c.AD+], 3rd.pers. singular ἐπέφρακτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist active, passive, and middle The Attic dialect spellings πεφαργμένος and ἐφάρξαντο[Refs] by nature, for it does not become η in Ionic dialect]:— fence in, hedge round, hence with collateral notion of defence, secure, fortify, ῥινοῖσι βοῶν φράξαντες ἐπάλξεις having fenced the battlements with shields, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φράξε δέ μιν [τὴν σχεδίην] ῥίπεσσι he fenced it with mats, to keep out the water, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔρνεσι φ. χεῖρα fill them full with wreaths of victory, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, φράξαντο δὲ νῆας ἕρκεϊ χαλκείῳ they fencedin their ships, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἐφράξαντο τὸ τεῖχος they strengthened it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, strengthen one's fortifications, [Refs 5th c.BC+]in battle-array, [Refs] —passive, φραχθέντες σάκεσιν fenced with shields, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the Nile, to be embanked, [Refs]fortified, prepared for defence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a person, armed, ἀσπιδίτης καὶ πεφρ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] having the defence of hope, conjecture in [Refs] II) put up as a fence, φράξαντες δόρυ δουρί, σάκος σάκεϊ joining spear close to spear, shield to shield, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φράξαντες τὰ γέρρα having put up the shields as a close, thick fence, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle πάγας ὑπερκότους ἐφραξάμεσθα conjecture in [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) σχάσασαι τὴν οὐρὰν καὶ φ, of dogs, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) stop up, block, τὴν ὁδόν [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ὑπὸ ῥευμάτων φραχθείς [ὁ πλεύμων] [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) metaphorically, bar, stop, τὸ ἡγεμονικόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ [NT]

Greek

Verb

to fence or inclose, i.e. (specially), to block up (figuratively, to silence); stop; apparently a strengthening form of the base of g5424 (φρήν)