Strong G1288διασπάω
to tear apart
- Transliteration
- deaspaō
- Pronunciation
- dee-as-pah'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
[in LXX chiefly for נָתַק, as Jdg.16:9;]
to break or tear asunder: pass., ἁλύσεις, Mrk.5:4; Παῦλος, Act.23:10.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1288 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- asunder1
- should1
First verses
- Mark 5:4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
- Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
δια-σπάω,
future -σπάσομαι [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 477, “Ec.” 1076,)] also -σπάσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.236:)]aorist -έσπᾰσα, middle -εσπασάμην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1126, “Ba.” 339, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 68)]: perfect -έσπᾰκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus “Oxy.” 853i15:)] —passive, aorist -εσπάσθην: perfect -έσπασμαι (see. below):—tear asunder, τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.13, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus and 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [same places], etc.; ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.45)]; δ. τὸ σταύρωμα to break through or tear down the palisade, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 4.4.10)]; δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.55.1, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 5)]; break up, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 364.10 (Ephesus, 3rd c.BC))]: metaphorically, διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 21.λ)]:—passive, διέσπασται μελέων φύσις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 63; τὸ Ἀττικὸν [ἔθνος].. διεσπασμένον ὑπὸ Πεισιστράτου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.59; μόνον οὐ διεσπάσθην 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 5.5)]; δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων to be torn away from.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1386a10.)]
2 in military sense, separate part of an army from the rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.4.19)]; of army and fleet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.236)]; δ. τὰς φάλαγγας break them up, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1303b13:)] —passive, στράτευμα διεσπασμένον an army scattered and in disorder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.98, compare 7.44)]; of a fleet, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.104; τῷ διεσπάσθαι τὰς δυνάμεις)]to be widely scattered, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.5.9.)]
3 metaphorically, pull different ways, πόλεις distract states, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 875a; τὰς πολιτείας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.48; τοὺς νόμους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.25)]; διέσπακε τὴν ἱστορίαν has broken the continuity of the narrative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus [same place]:)] —passive, διασπώμενος distracted, πρὸς τοσαύτας ὑπηρεσίας [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 24.1; ὑπὸ τῶν λόγων [prev. author] “Icar.” 23.)]
future -σπάσομαι [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 477, “Ec.” 1076,)] also -σπάσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.236:)]aorist -έσπᾰσα, middle -εσπασάμην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1126, “Ba.” 339, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 68)]: perfect -έσπᾰκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus “Oxy.” 853i15:)] —passive, aorist -εσπάσθην: perfect -έσπασμαι (see. below):—tear asunder, τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.13, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus and 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [same places], etc.; ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.45)]; δ. τὸ σταύρωμα to break through or tear down the palisade, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 4.4.10)]; δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.55.1, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 5)]; break up, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 364.10 (Ephesus, 3rd c.BC))]: metaphorically, διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 21.λ)]:—passive, διέσπασται μελέων φύσις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 63; τὸ Ἀττικὸν [ἔθνος].. διεσπασμένον ὑπὸ Πεισιστράτου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.59; μόνον οὐ διεσπάσθην 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 5.5)]; δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων to be torn away from.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1386a10.)]
2 in military sense, separate part of an army from the rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.4.19)]; of army and fleet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.236)]; δ. τὰς φάλαγγας break them up, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1303b13:)] —passive, στράτευμα διεσπασμένον an army scattered and in disorder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.98, compare 7.44)]; of a fleet, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.104; τῷ διεσπάσθαι τὰς δυνάμεις)]to be widely scattered, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.5.9.)]
3 metaphorically, pull different ways, πόλεις distract states, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 875a; τὰς πολιτείας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.48; τοὺς νόμους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.25)]; διέσπακε τὴν ἱστορίαν has broken the continuity of the narrative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus [same place]:)] —passive, διασπώμενος distracted, πρὸς τοσαύτας ὑπηρεσίας [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 24.1; ὑπὸ τῶν λόγων [prev. author] “Icar.” 23.)]