Diaspáō — G1288

Definition

verb

to draw apart, i.e. sever or dismember

1. to rend asunder, break asunder
2. of a man, to tear in pieces

Usually translated as

pluck asunder, pull in pieces

Origin

from G1223 and G4685

• diá (G1223)
• spáō (G4685)

Occurrences

Diaspáō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1), Acts (1)

• Mark 5:4 — Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder (διεσπάσθαι) by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
• Acts 23:10 — And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces (διασπασθῆ) of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.