ΠΕΡΙΣΧΙΖΕΤΑΙ, περισχιζεται
PERISCHIZETAI, perischizetai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-SKHEE-zeh-tai
Translations: is torn around, is split around, is rent around, is torn apart, is split apart, is rent apart
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΧΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes something being torn, split, or rent all around or completely apart. It is often used to describe a violent or forceful separation, like a curtain being torn or a garment being ripped. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (around, about) and 'σχίζω' (to split, tear).
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4045 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΧΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΙΖΟΝΤΟΣ — (of) tearing around, (of) splitting around, (of) rending around
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΙΖΩ — to tear around, to tear open, to rend asunder, to split all around
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