σπαράσσω [in LXX: 2Ki.22:8 B (גָּעַשׁ hith.), Jhn.4:19 (הָמָה) Dan LXX 8:7 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), 3Ma.4:6 * ;] 1. to tear, rend, mangle. 2. to convulse: Mrk.1:26 (see Swete, in l) Mrk.9:26, Luk.9:39 (cf. συν-σπαράσσω).† (AS)
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G4682 — σπαράσσω
sparassō · to convulse · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Mark 1:26 · σπαράξανAt this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.Mark 9:26 · σπαράξαςAfter shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”Luke 9:39 · σπαράσσειA spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.