King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5434
Transliteration: phryganon
Phonetic Spelling: (froo'-gan-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a dry stick
Meaning: a dry stick
φρύγανον, φρυγανου, τό (from φρύγω or φρύσσω, φρύττω, to dry, parch; cf. Latin frigo, frux, fructus), a dry stick, dry twig; generally in the plural this word comprises all dry sticks, brush-wood, fire-wood, or similar material used as fuel: Acts 28:3. (Herodotus 4, 62; Arstph, Thucydides, Xenophon, Philo, others; the Sept. for קַשׁ, straw, stubble, Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 47:14; for חָרוּל, bramble, Job 30:7.)
Word Summary
phryganon: a dry stick
Original Word: φρύγανονTransliteration: phryganon
Phonetic Spelling: (froo'-gan-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a dry stick
Meaning: a dry stick
Strong's Concordance
stick. Neuter of a presumed derivative of phrugo (to roast or parch; akin to the base of phlox); something desiccated, i.e. A dry twig -- stick.
see GREEK phlox
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5434: φρύγανονφρύγανον, φρυγανου, τό (from φρύγω or φρύσσω, φρύττω, to dry, parch; cf. Latin frigo, frux, fructus), a dry stick, dry twig; generally in the plural this word comprises all dry sticks, brush-wood, fire-wood, or similar material used as fuel: Acts 28:3. (Herodotus 4, 62; Arstph, Thucydides, Xenophon, Philo, others; the Sept. for קַשׁ, straw, stubble, Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 47:14; for חָרוּל, bramble, Job 30:7.)