ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΘΑΙ, διεσπασθαι
DIESPASTHAI, diespasthai
Sounds Like: dee-ess-PAS-thai
Translations: to be torn apart, to be rent asunder, to be broken in pieces
From the root: ΔΙΑΣΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from διά (dia, meaning 'through' or 'apart') and σπάω (spaō, meaning 'to draw' or 'to tear'). In its perfect passive infinitive form, it means 'to have been torn apart' or 'to be in a state of having been torn apart'. It describes something that has been violently separated or broken into pieces, often implying a forceful or destructive action.
Inflection: Perfect, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1288 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Mark — 5:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 5:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΣΠΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΣΠΑΝ — to tear apart, to rend asunder, to break through, to break up, to separate
- ΔΙΑΣΠΑΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having torn apart, tearing apart, breaking apart, having broken apart
- ΔΙΑΣΠΑΣΕΙ — he will tear apart, he will tear asunder, he will rend, he will separate, he will divide
- ΔΙΑΣΠΑΣΘΗ — to be torn apart, to be pulled apart, to be scattered, to be rent asunder
- ΔΙΑΣΠΑΩ — to tear apart, to break apart, to rend asunder, to pull apart, to burst
- ΔΙΑΣΠΩΜΕΝ — we tear apart, we rend asunder, we divide, we separate
- ΔΙΑΣΠΩΜΕΝΟΝ — being torn apart, being rent asunder, being divided, being scattered, being dispersed
- ΔΙΑΣΠΩΝΤΕΣ — tearing apart, breaking apart, rending asunder, bursting, severing
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΑΝ — they tore apart, they rent asunder, they broke apart, they separated
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΑΣ — you tore apart, you broke apart, you rent asunder, you scattered
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΕΝ — tore apart, broke apart, pulled apart, burst asunder
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΘΗΣΑΝ — they were torn apart, they were scattered, they were broken up
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) torn apart, (to) pulled apart, (to) scattered, (to) dispersed, (to) rent asunder
- ΔΙΕΣΠΑΣΜΕΝΟΝ — torn apart, scattered, divided, a torn apart thing, a scattered thing, a divided thing
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