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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μασάομαι

Strong’s: G3145

Associated OET lemmas: μασάομαι

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἐκμάσσω

Sense 1: to bite

Semantic entry: 23.40

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Processes Involving the Mouth, Other Than Eating and Drinking

Definition: to bite with the teeth

Notes: In some languages it is important to distinguish clearly between three different kinds of biting: the biting of food, the biting of one’s own lips or tongue, and the biting of a person in a fight or quarrel.