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ἐπαφρίζω
epaphrizō
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G:V Greek

to foam up

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epaphrizo describes waves as they foam up in a scene of disgrace.

Its sole attested use depicts wild sea waves as foaming up their own shames.

Senses in use

  1. Foaming up in a disgraceful comparison · dominant

    In Jude 1:13, the present active participle is used of “wild waves of the sea” in the clause the APB renders “foaming up their own shames,” portraying the waves’ foaming as part of the verse’s image of disgrace.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jude 1:13, the APB presents the clause as “foaming up their own shames.” This wording confirms the verse’s image without isolating each English word as the term’s exact rendering.

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