προσρήγνυμιprosrḗgnymi

to break against, dash against

Greek (New Testament) · G4366

Meanings

(a) transitive

(b) intransitive, with dative: Luke 6:48, Luke 6:49 (cf. προσπίπτω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 6:48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.
  • Luke 6:49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

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