to throw violently

Greek Verb

ῥήγνυμι and (Mrk.9:18) ῥήσσω, [in LXX chiefly for בָּקַע, also for קָרַע, etc;] 1) to rend, break asunder: Mat.7:6, Mrk.2:22, Luk.5:37; pass, Mat.9:17. 2) Of the voice, with accusative, φωνήν, etc. (Hdt, al.), to break forth into speech: absol, Gal.4:27 (LXX). 3) = ῥήσσω (Dem, al.), to throw or dash down: Mrk.9:18, Luk.9:42 (cf. δια, περι, προσ-ρήγνυμι). SYN.: θραύω, κατάγνυμι (AS)

to throw violently

Greek Verb

ῥήγνῡμι or ῥηγνύω A) (ἀναρ- [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect κατ-ερρήγνυε [Refs 4th c.BC+]; later ῥήσσω, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἀπο, δια-ρρήσσεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήττω, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ῥήγνυσκε [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ῥήξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔρρηξα [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἔρρηχα (δι-) [LXX]middle ῥήγνῠμαι, future ῥήξομαι, aorist ἐρρηξάμην, all in [Refs 8th c.BC+], present also in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐρρηξάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ῥήξαντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, subjunctive ῥήγνῡται [Refs 6th c.BC+]: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular imperfect ῥηγνύατο [Refs 4th c.BC+]: future ῥᾰγήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐρράγην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ἐρρήχθην, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; δια-ρρηχθῇ (variant{-ρραγῇ}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἔρρηγμαι (συν-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but intransitive perfect ἔρρωγα is more frequently, see below with [Refs]; perfect participle feminine ἐρρηγεῖα, see below with [Refs]; masculine plural κατ-ερρηγότας [Refs 5th c.AD+] The word is hardly used by correct Attic dialect Prose-writers, except in passive:—break asunder, rend, shatter, τεῖχος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; only once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—later, especially rend garments, in sign of grief, ῥ. πέπλους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ῥ. ἕλκεα make grievous wounds, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥ. ὀστᾶ, σάρκας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Ionic dialect and later Prose, ῥήγνυσι. τὸν ἀμφὶ τὴν ὄψιν χιτῶνα [NT+5th c.BC+]:—middle, break for oneself, get broken, ὄρνυσθ᾽. ῥήγνυσθε δὲ τεῖχος [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.2) break a line of battle or body of men, ῥ. φάλαγγα, ὅμιλον, στίχας ἀνδρῶν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ μέσον ῥῆξαι break through the centre, [Refs 5th c.BC+] broke through, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — middle, ῥήξασθαι φάλαγγας, στίχας, break oneself a way through the lines, [Refs 8th c.BC+] A.3) let break loose, ἔριδα ῥ. [Refs] A.4) after [Refs 8th c.BC+] let loose the voice, of children and persons who have been dumb or silent, break into speech, speak out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ῥήξασθαι φωνήν, θρόον αὐδῆς, φθόγγον, utter, [Refs 4th c.AD+] cry aloud, [LXX]; see belowwith A.5) also δακρύων ῥήξασα. νάματα having let loose, having burst into floods of tears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλαυθμὸν ῥ. [LXX+1st c.AD+]; see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) passive, break, break asunder, burst, κῦμα ῥήγνυτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of clouds, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥαγῆναί τι τῆς γῆς, as in an earthquake, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήττονται ὑδρίαι (by the cold) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τοῖς βασκάνοις εἶναι ῥήγνυσθαι may the envious burst, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.2) burst forth, like lightning, βροντὴ δ᾽ ἐρράγη δι᾽ ἀστραπῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) of ships, to be wrecked, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.4) of a stone, γράμματι ῥηγνύμενον scored with lettering, i.e. inscribed, Puchstein [Refs 2nd c.BC+] C) intransitive, like passive, break or burst forth, ἔρρηξεν ἔμετος [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἔρρωγα, to have broken out, ἔρρωγε παγὰ δακρύων [Refs 5th c.BC+]broken, disjointed, [Refs] C.2) in literal sense, γῆ ἐρρηγεῖα (-υῖα) broken, arable, opposed to ἄρρηκτος, [Refs], cognate with Lithuanian rēžti 'cut, notch, furrow', rúožas 'stripe, streak, strip'.)

Greek

Verb

g2608 (κατάγνυμι) being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and g2352 (θραύω) a shattering to minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent particles, like g3089 (λύω)) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to convulse (with spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful emotions; break (forth), burst, rend, tear; both prolonged forms of (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of (see in g2608 (κατάγνυμι))) to "break," "wreck" or "crack", i.e. (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts