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To burst

λάσχωStrong’s G2997

laschō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Laschō is the Greek word usually translated “burst open”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”
Acts 1:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “burst open”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he burst open 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    λάσχω laschō · to burst

    λάσκω 1. (in cl., poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Act.1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perh., however, from λακέω, which see; Bl., in l). 2. (in cl., prose) to scream, shout.† λακέω, Dor. for ληκέω = λάσκω, q.v (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “burst” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    BURST, verb intransitive

    preterit tense and participle passive burst The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete.

    1. To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption.
    2. To break away; to spring from; as, to burst from the arms.
    3. To come or fall upon suddenly or with violence; to rush upon unexpectedly; as, a sound bursts upon our ears.
    4. To issue suddenly, or to come from a hidden or retired place into more open view; as, a river bursts from a valley; a spring bursts from the earth.
    All definitions and other forms of “burst”
    1. To break forth into action suddenly; as, to burst into tears.
    2. To break or rush in with violence; as, to burst into a house or a room.

    BURST, verb transitive

    To break or rend by force or violence; to open suddenly; as, to burst a chain or a door; to burst a cannon.

      BURST, noun

      A sudden disruption; a violent rending; more appropriately, a sudden explosion or shooting forth; as a burst of thunder; a burst of applause, a burst of passion.

      1. A rupture, a hernia, or the unnatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen.

      BURST, or BURST'EN, participle passive

      or adjective Affected with a rupture or hernia.

        BURST, participle passive

        Opened or rent asunder by violence.

          Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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