Greek · G1284 · unreviewed

διαῤῥήσσω

To tear asunder

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διαῤῥήσσω G1284

Pronunciation diarrhḗssō

What does διαῤῥήσσω (diarrhḗssō) mean in the Bible?

διαῤῥήσσω (diarrhḗssō) is a Greek word meaning "to tear asunder". δια-ρήσσω (so WH, exc.

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Meaning

to tear asunder

Extended definition

(poetic and late form of διαρρήγνυμι), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] to break asunder, burst, rend: δεσμά, Luk.8:29; pass., δίκτυα, Luk.5:6; ἱμάτια, χιτῶνας, in grief or anger (as Gen.37:29, al.), Mat.26:65, Act.14:14, Mrk.14:63.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 background 1 participle 3

Tense

aorist 3 imperfect 1 present 1

Voice

active 4 passive 1

Mood

participle 3 indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 26:65 διέρρηξεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:63 διαρρήξας aorist active participle participle Luke 5:6 διερρήσσετο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 8:29 διαρρήσσων present active participle participle Acts 14:14 διαρρήξαντες aorist active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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