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λάσχω laschō · G2997

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to burst

λάσκω ; 1. (in cl., poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Act.1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perh., however, from λακέω, which see; Bl., in l). ; 2. (in cl., prose) to scream, shout.†; λακέω, Dor. for ληκέω = λάσκω, q.v ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λάσκω, ; imperfect ἔλασκον []: future λᾰκήσομαι []aorist 1 ἐλάκησα [ᾰ[]aorist 2 ἔλᾰκον, Epic dialect λάκον []: aorist 1 ἔληξα []: perfect λέληκα []; participle feminine λελᾰκυῖα [] —middle, see below []:—ring, rattle, crash: ; I of things, ring when struck, λάκε χαλκὸς νυσσομένων ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσι []; also λάκε δ᾽ ὀστέα the bones cracked, broke with a crash, []; λάκε δ᾽ ἀμφὶ πυρὶ ὕλη crackled, []; ἔλακον ἀξόνων βριθομένων χνόαι creaked under the weight, [] —this sense occurs only in aorist …

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Acts 1:18

Source: TBESG G2997; TFLSJ G2997

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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