Strong's Greek · G4682
σπαράσσω
sparássō
rend, tear
Definition
apparently strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy
Derivation
prolongation from (to grasp;
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.””
“At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.”
“A 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.”
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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).