Gloss
(pass.) to be torn to pieces
Forms of the word
Dictionary
διασπάω
Greek transliteration
diaspaō
Simplified transliteration
diaspao
Principal Parts
-, -, -, διέσπασμαι, διεσπάσθην
Numbers
Strong's number
1288
GK Number
1400
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(1b)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for διασπάω
| Mark 5:4 | For he had often been bound with shackles and chains, had been bound but the chains were torn (diespasthai | διεσπάσθαι | perf pass inf ) apart by him the chains and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. |
| Acts 23:10 | And when the argument became violent, the commanding officer, afraid that Paul would be torn (diaspasthē | διασπασθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks. |
