The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σπαράσσω

Lemmaσπαράσσω
Citation formσπαράσσω
Part of speechverb
GlossI convulse
Strong’sG4682
Transliterationsparássō
Definitionapparently strengthened from through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy
KJV glosses:--rend, tear.
Derivationprolongation from (to grasp
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
σπαράξαν
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -AAPNSN-)Mark 1:26
σπαράξας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-)Mark 9:26
σπαράσσει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--)Luke 9:39

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπαρασσω.