Strong's Greek · G1288

G1288 diaspáō

διασπάω

dee-as-pah'-o

to tear apart

Looking for Hebrew H1288 bârak? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1288. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

diaspáō appears twice in Scripture, in Mark 5:4 and Acts 23:10. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to draw apart, i.e. sever or dismember

In the King James Version

pluck asunder, pull in pieces

Derivation

from G1223 (διά) and G4685 (σπάω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Acts 23:10

“The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.”

Mark 5:4

“Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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