διαῤῥήσσωdiarrhḗssō
to tear asunder
Greek (New Testament) · G1284
Meanings
to break asunder, burst, rend: δεσμά, Luke 8:29; passive, δίκτυα, Luke 5:6; ἱμάτια, χιτῶνας, in grief or anger (as Genesis 37:29, and elsewhere), Matthew 26:65, Acts 14:14, Mark 14:63.
Same root
- διάdiá · G1223through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- ῥήγνυμιrhḗgnymi · G4486G2608 (κατάγνυμι) being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and G2352 (θραύω) a shattering to minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent particles, like G3089 (λύω)) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to convulse (with spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful emotions
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy.
- Mark 14:63 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Why do we need other witnesses?
- Luke 5:6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
- Luke 8:29 For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power.
- Acts 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.