κατάγνυμιkatágnymi

to break: with accusative of thing, Matthew 12:20(LXX), John 19:31-33.

Greek (New Testament) · G2608

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 12:20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
  • John 19:31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.
  • John 19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus.
  • John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.