ἀφρός
aphros
G0876
G:N-M
Greek
foam
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Aphros denotes the foam accompanying a person's convulsions in Luke 9:39.
In Luke 9:39, the genitive singular form occurs in the description of a person being convulsed, with the APB rendering the clause “it convulsed him with foam.”
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Foam accompanying convulsions · dominant
The genitive singular noun occurs in the clause describing a spirit's violent effect on a person; in Luke 9:39 the APB renders this as “it convulsed him with foam.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 9:39, the APB presents the clause as “it convulsed him with foam.” This rendering confirms the clause's setting without isolating each Greek word.