Greek · Strong's G4486
G4486
to "break," "wreck" or "crack", i.e. (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to "break," "wreck" or "crack", i.e. (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts; being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and a shattering to minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent particles, like ) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to convulse (with spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful emotions
Rendered in the KJV as
break (forth), burst, rend, tear.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- ῥήξει2
- ἔρρηξεν1
- ῥήγνυνται1
- ῥῆξον1
- ῥήξωσιν1
- ῥήσσει1
How it is rendered · 6
- will burst2
- are burst1
- do break forth1
- it throws down1
- they may tear to pieces1
- threw down1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-FAI-3S · 2
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-AAM-2S · 1
- V-AAS-3P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PPI-3P · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 7:6ῥήξωσινrhēxōsinverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralDo not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.here: they may tear to pieces
- Matthew 9:17ῥήγνυνταιrhēgnuntaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person pluralNeither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”here: are burst
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 2:22ῥήξειrhēxeiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”here: will burst
- Mark 9:18ῥήσσειrhēsseiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularWhenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”here: it throws down
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 5:37ῥήξειrhēxeiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.here: will burst
- Luke 9:42ἔρρηξενerrēxenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularEven while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.here: threw down