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Lexicon :: Strong's G4682 - sparassō

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σπαράσσω
Transliteration
sparassō (Key)
Pronunciation
spar-as'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolongation from spairo (to grasp, apparently strengthened from σπάω (G4685) through the idea of spasmodic contraction)
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Strong’s Definitions

σπαράσσω sparássō, spar-as'-so; prolongation from σπαίρω spaírō (to grasp; apparently strengthened from G4685 through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy:—rend, tear.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4682 in the following manner: tear (3x), rend (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4682 in the following manner: tear (3x), rend (1x).
  1. to convulse, tear

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπαράσσω sparássō, spar-as'-so; prolongation from σπαίρω spaírō (to grasp; apparently strengthened from G4685 through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy:—rend, tear.
STRONGS G4682:
σπαράσσω; 1 aorist ἐσπαραξα; to convulse (others, tear): τινα, Mark 1:26; Mark 9:20 R G Tr text, 26; Luke 9:39; see ῤήγνυμι, c. (τάς γναθους, Aristophanes ran. 424; τάς τρίχας, Diodorus 19, 34; in various other senses in Greek writings) (Compare: συνσπαράσσω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
1:26; 9:20
Luke
9:39

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4682 matches the Greek σπαράσσω (sparassō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:20 - So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:39 - An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone.
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