Gloss
to throw violently
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ῥήσσω
Greek transliteration
rhēssō
Simplified transliteration
rhesso
Numbers
Strong's number
4486
GK Number
4841
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(2)
Definition
also spelled ῥήγνυμι 1x in our text (Mt. 9:17). to rend, shatter; to break or burst in pieces Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22; Lk. 5:37; to rend, lacerate, Mt. 7:6; to cast or dash upon the ground, convulse, Mk. 9:18; Lk. 9:42; absol. to break forth into exclamation, Gal. 4:27
Greek-English Concordance for ῥήσσω
| Mark 9:18 | And whenever it seizes him, it throws (rhēssei | ῥήσσει | pres act ind 3 sg) him down (rhēssei | ῥήσσει | pres act ind 3 sg), and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able.” |
