Strong's G3145 (Greek)

Greek: μασσάομαι (massáomai)

Pronunciation: mas-sah'-om-ahee

Derivation: from a primary μάσσω (mássō) (to handle or squeeze);

Definition: to chew

KJV Renderings: gnaw

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.