Greek

To tear apart

διασπάωStrong’s G1288

diaspaō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Diaspaō is the Greek word usually translated “have been torn apart” and “may be torn to pieces”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.”

Mark 5:4 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “have been torn apart” and “may be torn to pieces”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

to have been torn apart 1
may be torn to pieces 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Mark 1
Acts 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Greek dictionary

διασπάω diaspaō · to tear apart

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)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.