Lexical Summary prizō: to saw (in two) Original Word: πρίζωTransliteration: prizō Phonetic Spelling: (prid'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to saw (in two) Meaning: to saw (in two) Strong's Concordance saw asunder. A strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw); to saw in two -- saw asunder. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4249: πρίζωπρίζω (or πρίω, which see): 1 aorist passive ἐπρίσθην; to saw, to cut in two with a saw: Hebrews 11:37. To be 'sawn asunder' was a kind of punishment among the Hebrews (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3), which according to ancient tradition was inflicted on the prophet Isaiah; cf. Winers RWB, under the word Säge; Roskoff in Schenkel 5:135; (B. D., under the word STRONGS NT 4249: πρίωπρίω, see πρίζω. (Compare: διαπρίω.) |
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