λάσχωláschō

to crack open (from a fall)

Greek (New Testament) · G2997

Meanings

1. (in classical Greek, poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Acts 1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perhaps, however, from λακέω, see that word; Bl., in l.).

2. (in classical Greek, prose) to scream, shout.

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 1:18 (Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.

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