Definition
σπαράσσω
[in LXX: 2 Samuel 22:8 B (גָּעַשׁ hith.), John 4:19 (הָמָה) Dan LXX 8:7 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), 3Ma.4.6 * ;]
1. to tear, rend, mangle.
2. to convulse: Mark 1:26 (see Swete, in l) Mark 9:26, Luke 9:39
(cf. συν-σπαράσσω).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Mark 1:26σπαράξαν · threw [the man] into convulsionsAt this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
- Mark 9:26σπαράξας · convulsing him violentlyAfter shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
- Luke 9:39σπαράσσει · It throws him into convulsionsA spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.