δια-σπάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for נָתַק, as Jdg.16:9 ;] to break or tear asunder: pass., ἁλύσεις, Mrk.5:4; Παῦλος, Act.23:10.† (AS)
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G1288 — διασπάω
diaspaō · to tear apart · Greek
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Mark 5:4 · διεσπάσθαιbecause that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.Acts 23:10 · διασπασθῇAnd when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.