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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3145. μασσάομαι (masaomai) -- To chew, to gnaw</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3145.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/1-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3145.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3145</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3144.htm" title="3144">◄</a> 3145. masaomai <a href="../greek/3146.htm" title="3146">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">masaomai: To chew, to gnaw</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μασάομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>masaomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-SAH-oh-my<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mas-sah'-om-ahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To chew, to gnaw<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I bite, gnaw, chew.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "masaomai," the concept of eating or consuming is prevalent in the Old Testament. Strong's Hebrew entries such as H398 (אָכַל, 'akal) meaning "to eat" and H3899 (לֶחֶם, lechem) meaning "bread" are related in thematic content.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "masaomai" primarily means to chew or gnaw. It is often used in a literal sense to describe the physical act of chewing food. In a broader metaphorical context, it can imply a persistent or consuming action, akin to how one might gnaw on a problem or thought.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, eating was a communal and significant activity, often associated with fellowship and sharing. The act of chewing, while mundane, was an essential part of daily life, symbolizing sustenance and survival. In the biblical context, the physical act of eating often carried deeper spiritual meanings, such as the consumption of spiritual truths or the internalization of divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to chew<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gnawed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3145: μασσάομαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μασσάομαι</span></span> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span>) more correctly <span class="greek2">μασάομαι</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>): imperfect 3 person plural <span class="greek2">ἐμασῶντο</span>; (<span class="greek2">ΜΑΩ</span> <span class="greek2">μάσσω</span>, to knead); <span class="accented">to chew, consume, eat, devour</span> (<span class="greek2">κρέας</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, 321; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">δέρματα</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">θυρεων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 6, 3, 3; <span class="greek2">ῤίζας</span> <span class="greek2">ξύλων</span>, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/job/30-4.htm">Job 30:4</a>, and other examples in other authors): <span class="greek2">ἐμασῶντο</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">γλώσσας</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτῶν</span>, they gnawed their tongues (for pain), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-10.htm">Revelation 16:10</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gnaw. <p>From a primary masso (to handle or squeeze); to chew -- gnaw. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμασσώντο εμασωντο ἐμασῶντο emasonto emasônto emasōnto emasō̂nto<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/16-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 16:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIM/P-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐσκοτωμένη καὶ <b>ἐμασῶντο</b> τὰς γλώσσας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> darkened; <span class="itali">and they gnawed</span> their tongues<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">they gnawed</span> their<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> darkened and <span class="itali">they were gnawing</span> the tongues<p><b><a href="/greek/3145.htm">Strong's Greek 3145</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3145.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/emaso_nto_3145.htm">ἐμασῶντο — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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