To convulse
σπαράσσωStrong’s G4682sparassō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sparassō is the Greek word usually translated “having thrown into convulsions”, “throwing into convulsions” and “it throws into convulsions”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having thrown into convulsions”, “throwing into convulsions” and “it throws into convulsions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having thrown into convulsions 1
- throwing into convulsions 1
- it throws into convulsions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
σπαράσσω sparassō · to convulse
σπαράσσω [in LXX: 2Ki.22:8 B (גָּעַשׁ hith.), Jhn.4:19 (הָמָה) Dan LXX 8:7 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), 3Ma.4:6 * ;] 1. to tear, rend, mangle. 2. to convulse: Mrk.1:26 (see Swete, in l) Mrk.9:26, Luk.9:39 (cf. συν-σπαράσσω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “convulse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONVULSE, verb transitive
[Latin, to pull or pluck.]
- To draw or contract, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to affect by regular spasms; as, the whole frame may be convulsed in agony.
- To shake; to affect by violent irregular action.
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.