What does λάσχω (láschō) mean in the Bible?
λάσχω (láschō) is a Greek word meaning "to crack open (from a fall)".
Greek · G2997
λάσχω
To crack open (from a fall)
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λάσχω G2997
Pronunciation láschō
What does λάσχω (láschō) mean in the Bible?
λάσχω (láschō) is a Greek word meaning "to crack open (from a fall)".
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How does the BSB render G2997?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and burst open (1).
Where does λάσχω (láschō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 1:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 It and burst open 1× Acts 1:18
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First aligned row Acts 1:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
ἐλάκησεν 1x elakēsen Acts 1:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 1:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to crack open (from a fall)
Source Gloss
to crack open (from a fall)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1(in cl., poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Act.1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perh., however, from λακέω, which see; Bl., in l).
2(in cl., prose) to scream, shout. λακέω, Dor. for ληκέω = λάσκω, q.v
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 1:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐλάκησε elakhsen
I burst asunder with a loud noise
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
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
λάσχω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain