UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀφρός

MainId: 000874000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0876

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 000874001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἀφρός
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -οῦ
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἀφρίζω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 000874001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 14.27
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physical Events and States
  LEXSubDomains: Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-08-18 15:34:35
    DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:ἀφρίζω} ‘to cause foaming of a liquid,’ {D:14.28}) a frothy, foaming mass or substance
    Glosses: foam
    Comments: Though ἀφρός may refer to any type of foam or frothy substance, in {S:04200903900026} the reference is clearly to frothy saliva coming out of the mouth, something which is typical of persons experiencing an epileptic seizure. A number of languages have quite specific terms for this type of foaming or frothing at the mouth, expressed literally in some instances as ‘his saliva was bubbling out of his mouth’ or ‘the water of his mouth came out in bubbles.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 9:39