Sparassō σπαράσσω
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| σπαράσσω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sparassō |
| Strong's number | G4682 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to convulse |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (2) |
Sparassō (Greek σπαράσσω, Strong's G4682) is a Greek verb meaning “to convulse”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σπαράσσω
[in LXX: 2Ki.22:8 B (גָּעַשׁ hith.), Jhn.4:19 (הָמָה) Dan LXX 8:7 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), 3Ma.4:6 * ;]
1. to tear, rend, mangle.
2. to convulse: Mrk.1:26 (see Swete, in l) Mrk.9:26, Luk.9:39
(cf. συν-σπαράσσω).†
(AS)
[in LXX: 2Ki.22:8 B (גָּעַשׁ hith.), Jhn.4:19 (הָמָה) Dan LXX 8:7 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), 3Ma.4:6 * ;]
1. to tear, rend, mangle.
2. to convulse: Mrk.1:26 (see Swete, in l) Mrk.9:26, Luk.9:39
(cf. συν-σπαράσσω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | torn (1), tare (1), rent (1), teareth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | convulsing him violently (1), it throws him into convulsions (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sparassō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 1:26And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
- Mark 9:26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
Luke
- Luke 9:39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).