"to creak, grating sound; to gnash, grind the teeth, Mk. 9:18*"
Definition and meaning
to creak, grating sound; to gnash, grind the teeth, Mk. 9:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: τρίζω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of trizo (G5149) across the King James Bible.
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
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Common questions
Strong's G5149 (trizo) is a Greek word that means: to creak, grating sound; to gnash, grind the teeth, Mk. 9:18* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word trizo (G5149) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5149 is trizo, a Greek word defined as: to creak, grating sound; to gnash, grind the teeth, Mk. 9:18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
trizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.