King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1288
Transliteration: diaspaō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-as-pah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to draw apart, tear asunder
Meaning: to draw apart, tear asunder
διασπάω: Passive (perfect infinitive διεσπάσθαι); 1 aorist διεσπασθην; to rend asunder, break asunder: τάς ἁλύσεις, Mark 5:4 (τάς νευράς, Judges 16:9); of a man, to tear in pieces: Acts 23:10 (τούς ἄνδρας κρεουργηδόν, Herodotus 3, 13).
Word Summary
diaspaō: to draw apart, tear asunder
Original Word: διασπάωTransliteration: diaspaō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-as-pah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to draw apart, tear asunder
Meaning: to draw apart, tear asunder
Strong's Concordance
pluck asunder, tear apartFrom dia and spao; to draw apart, i.e. Sever or dismember -- pluck asunder, pull in pieces.
see GREEK dia
see GREEK spao
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1288: διασπάωδιασπάω: Passive (perfect infinitive διεσπάσθαι); 1 aorist διεσπασθην; to rend asunder, break asunder: τάς ἁλύσεις, Mark 5:4 (τάς νευράς, Judges 16:9); of a man, to tear in pieces: Acts 23:10 (τούς ἄνδρας κρεουργηδόν, Herodotus 3, 13).