Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1288
διασπάω
diaspaō · “to tear apart”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
δια-σπάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for נָתַק, as Jdg.16:9 ;]
to break or tear asunder: pass., ἁλύσεις, Mrk.5:4; Παῦλος, Act.23:10.†
[in LXX chiefly for נָתַק, as Jdg.16:9 ;]
to break or tear asunder: pass., ἁλύσεις, Mrk.5:4; Παῦλος, Act.23:10.†
Where it appears
Mark1
Acts1
In the text
Mark 5:4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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