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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diaspaō · to tear apart · Greek
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Mark 5:4 · διεσπάσθαιbecause he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.Acts 23:10 · διασπασθῇWhen a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would 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 barracks.