Strong G2997λάσχω
to burst
- Transliteration
- laschō
- Pronunciation
- las'-kho
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
A strengthened form of a primary verb which only occurs in this and another prolonged form as an alternate in certain tenses; to crack open (from a fall): - burst asunder.
Detailed definition
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)
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)
In the Bible
Strong G2997 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- burst1
First verses
- Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
λάσκω,
imperfect ἔλασκον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1214 (Lyric poetry))]: future λᾰκήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 381, 384:)]aorist 1 ἐλάκησα [ᾰ[Refs (] [prev. work] 382 (δια-λᾱκήσας [prev. author] “Nu.” 410 is probably from διαλᾱκέω, _Doric dialect_ for -ληκέω):)]aorist 2 ἔλᾰκον, Epic dialect λάκον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.25, +others)]: aorist 1 ἔληξα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 8.65)]: perfect λέληκα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.141, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 618b31, λέλᾱκα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 407 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 410 (_paratragoedia_))]; participle feminine λελᾰκυῖα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.85:)] —middle, see below [Refs (11)]:—ring, rattle, crash:
I of things, ring when struck, λάκε χαλκὸς νυσσομένων ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.25; λάκε δ᾽ ἀσπίς 20.277)]; also λάκε δ᾽ ὀστέα the bones cracked, broke with a crash, [Refs (13.616)]; λάκε δ᾽ ἀμφὶ πυρὶ ὕλη crackled, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 694)]; ἔλακον ἀξόνων βριθομένων χνόαι creaked under the weight, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 153 (Lyric poetry):)] —this sense occurs only in aorist 2 active
II of animals, scream, of the falcon, ὀξὺ λεληκώς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.141)]; of the nightingale in the falcon's talons, τί λέληκα; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 207)]; also, of dogs, howl, bay, Σκύλλη.. δεινὸν λελακυῖα Od.[same place]; rare in Prose, οὐ μινυρίζει οὐδὲ λέληκεν, of the black eagle, Arist.[same place]:—this sense occurs only in perfect, except in Epic dialect aorist middle, κύνες λελάκοντο [Refs (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 145.)]
III of human beings, shout, scream, cry aloud, λέληκεν ἢν καὶ μηδέν᾽ ἀνθρώπων ὁρᾷ [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.15; φόβος μυχόθεν ἔλακε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 35 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1094, etc.)]; τί λέλακα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ach.” [same place]; μή νυν λακήσῃς [prev. author] “Pax” 382)]: hence of Oracles, utter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1426 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 824 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 39)]; also, sing, πρὸς αὐλόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 346.)]
III.2 with accusative cognate, shriek forth, utter aloud, ὀλολυγμόν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 596)]; στονόεν λέλακε χώρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” [same place]; λ. βοάν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “El.” [same place], compare “Ion” 776 (_anapaest meter_); ἀγγελίας [prev. author] “IT” 461 (_anapaest meter_); πῆμα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 865; ῥῆμα γενναῖον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 97: with double _accusative_, τοιαῦτα λάσκεις τοὺς.. φίλου; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 671:—in this sense only in Trag. and (rarely) Comedy texts)]
imperfect ἔλασκον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1214 (Lyric poetry))]: future λᾰκήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 381, 384:)]aorist 1 ἐλάκησα [ᾰ[Refs (] [prev. work] 382 (δια-λᾱκήσας [prev. author] “Nu.” 410 is probably from διαλᾱκέω, _Doric dialect_ for -ληκέω):)]aorist 2 ἔλᾰκον, Epic dialect λάκον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.25, +others)]: aorist 1 ἔληξα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 8.65)]: perfect λέληκα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.141, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 618b31, λέλᾱκα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 407 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 410 (_paratragoedia_))]; participle feminine λελᾰκυῖα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.85:)] —middle, see below [Refs (11)]:—ring, rattle, crash:
I of things, ring when struck, λάκε χαλκὸς νυσσομένων ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.25; λάκε δ᾽ ἀσπίς 20.277)]; also λάκε δ᾽ ὀστέα the bones cracked, broke with a crash, [Refs (13.616)]; λάκε δ᾽ ἀμφὶ πυρὶ ὕλη crackled, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 694)]; ἔλακον ἀξόνων βριθομένων χνόαι creaked under the weight, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 153 (Lyric poetry):)] —this sense occurs only in aorist 2 active
II of animals, scream, of the falcon, ὀξὺ λεληκώς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.141)]; of the nightingale in the falcon's talons, τί λέληκα; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 207)]; also, of dogs, howl, bay, Σκύλλη.. δεινὸν λελακυῖα Od.[same place]; rare in Prose, οὐ μινυρίζει οὐδὲ λέληκεν, of the black eagle, Arist.[same place]:—this sense occurs only in perfect, except in Epic dialect aorist middle, κύνες λελάκοντο [Refs (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 145.)]
III of human beings, shout, scream, cry aloud, λέληκεν ἢν καὶ μηδέν᾽ ἀνθρώπων ὁρᾷ [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.15; φόβος μυχόθεν ἔλακε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 35 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1094, etc.)]; τί λέλακα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ach.” [same place]; μή νυν λακήσῃς [prev. author] “Pax” 382)]: hence of Oracles, utter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1426 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 824 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 39)]; also, sing, πρὸς αὐλόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 346.)]
III.2 with accusative cognate, shriek forth, utter aloud, ὀλολυγμόν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 596)]; στονόεν λέλακε χώρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” [same place]; λ. βοάν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “El.” [same place], compare “Ion” 776 (_anapaest meter_); ἀγγελίας [prev. author] “IT” 461 (_anapaest meter_); πῆμα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 865; ῥῆμα γενναῖον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 97: with double _accusative_, τοιαῦτα λάσκεις τοὺς.. φίλου; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 671:—in this sense only in Trag. and (rarely) Comedy texts)]