Lexical Summary diaspaō: to draw apart, tear asunder Original Word: διασπάωTransliteration: diaspaō Phonetic Spelling: (dee-as-pah'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to draw apart, tear asunder Meaning: to draw apart, tear asunder Strong's Concordance pluck asunder, tear apartFrom dia and spao; to draw apart, i.e. Sever or dismember -- pluck asunder, pull in pieces. see GREEK dia see GREEK spao Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1288: διασπάωδιασπάω: Passive (perfect infinitive διεσπάσθαι); 1 aorist διεσπασθην; to rend asunder, break asunder: τάς ἁλύσεις, Mark 5:4 (τάς νευράς, Judges 16:9); of a man, to tear in pieces: Acts 23:10 (τούς ἄνδρας κρεουργηδόν, Herodotus 3, 13). |