ΡΗΣΣΕΙ, ρησσει
RHĒSSEI, rhēssei
Sounds Like: RHES-say
Translations: tears, breaks, rends, bursts, convulses
From the root: ΡΗΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to tear, break, or rend something apart. It can refer to a physical act of tearing, or it can describe a violent, convulsive action, such as a seizure or a fit, where the body is violently shaken or contorted. It is used to describe an action that causes something to be split or shattered.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4486 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Mark — 9:18
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 9:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΡΗΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΡΗΣΣΩ — to break, to tear, to burst, to shatter, to rend
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