διασπάωdiaspáō
to break or tear asunder: passive, ἁλύσεις, Mark 5:4; Παῦλος, Acts 23:10.
Greek (New Testament) · G1288
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Mark 5:4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
- Acts 23:10 As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.