διασπάω diaspaō · G1288

to tear apart

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.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δια-σπάω, ; future -σπάσομαι [ᾰ] [] also -σπάσω[]aorist -έσπᾰσα, middle -εσπασάμην[]: perfect -έσπᾰκα [] —passive, aorist -εσπάσθην: perfect -έσπασμαι (see. below):—tear asunder, τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ. []; δ. τὸ σταύρωμα to break through or tear down the palisade, []; δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος, []; break up, []: metaphorically, διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός []:—passive, διέσπασται μελέων φύσις []; δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων to be torn away from.., []; 2 in military sense, separate part of an army …

Where it's used 2 times

Mark 5:4 · Acts 23:10

Source: TBESG G1288; TFLSJ G1288

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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