4486
From Textus Receptus
4486 ῥήγνυμι rhegnumi hrayg’-noo-mee or ῥησέσω rhesso hrace’-so
both prolonged forms of rheko (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of agnumi [see in 2608]); Verb
AV-burst 2, tear 1, rend 1, break 1, break forth 1, throw down 1; 7
- 1) to rend, burst or break asunder, break up, break through
- 1a) to tear in pieces
- 1b) to break forth
- 1b1) into joy, of infants or dumb persons beginning to speak
- 1c) to distort, convulse
- 1c1) of a demon causing convulsions in a man possessed
- 1c2) to dash down, hurl to the ground (a common occurrence in cases of demon possession and epilepsy)
For Synonyms see entry 5850
