Greek - English Dictionary
G4486 - Rend
Strong's No.: | G4486 |
Greek: | ῥήγνυμι |
Transliteration: | rhēgnumi rhēssō |
Phonetic: | hrayg'-noo-mee hrace'-so |
Word Origin: | Both are prolonged forms of ῥήκω rhēko (which appears only in certain forms and is itself probably a strengthened form of ἄγνυμι agnumi (see in G2608)) |
Bible Usage: | break (forth) burst rend tear. |
Part of Speech: | Verb |
Strongs Definition: | to |
Thayers Definition: | 1. to rend, burst or break asunder, break up, break through a. to tear in pieces b. to break forth 1. into joy, of infants or dumb persons beginning to speak c. to distort, convulse 1. of a demon causing convulsions in a man possessed 2. to dash down, hurl to the ground (a common occurrence in cases of demon possession and epilepsy) |
Bible References:
Rend |
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Translation Occurrences: |
break ( 1 )
burst ( 2 )
down ( 1 )
forth ( 1 )
rend ( 1 )
teareth ( 1 )
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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.