Strong's Greek · G1284

διαῤῥήσσω

diarrhḗssō

break, rend

Definition

to tear asunder

Derivation

from G1223 (διά) and G4486 (ῥήγνυμι);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Luke 8:29

For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Matthew 26:65

At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Mark 14:63

At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

Luke 5:6

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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