What does διασπάω (diaspáō) mean in the Bible?
διασπάω (diaspáō) is a Greek word meaning "to tear apart".
Greek · G1288
διασπάω
To tear apart
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διασπάωG1288
Pronunciationdiaspáō
What does διασπάω (diaspáō) mean in the Bible?
διασπάω (diaspáō) is a Greek word meaning "to tear apart".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1288?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he had broken (1), would tear Paul to pieces (1).
Where does διασπάω (diaspáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe had broken1×Mark 5:4
would tear Paul to pieces1×Acts 23:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:4
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Mark1Acts1
Source forms
διασπασθῇ1xdiaspasthēActs 23:10
διεσπάσθαι1xdiespasthaiMark 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 23:10
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive1xMark 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to tear apart
Strong'sG1288
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to tear apart
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:4Verb Perfect Passive Infinitive
διεσπᾶσθαιdiespasqai
I tear apart, burst
Read verseActs 23:10Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
διασπασθῇdiaspasqh
I tear apart, burst
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesPerfect, AoristVoicesPassive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Perfect PassiveMark 5:41×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveActs 23:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1perfect1
Voice
passive2
Mood
subjunctive1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διασπάω is built from these roots:
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