What does ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnymi) mean in the Bible?
ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnymi): To break or burst apart violently; of voice, to break forth suddenly into speech.
Greek · G4486
ῥήγνυμι
To throw violently
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ῥήγνυμι G4486
Pronunciation rhḗgnymi
What does ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnymi) mean in the Bible?
ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnymi): To break or burst apart violently; of voice, to break forth suddenly into speech.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will burst (3), break forth (1), it throws him to the ground (1), slammed him to the ground (1), tear you to pieces (1).
Where does ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (2), Matthew (2), Galatians (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 will burst 3× Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37
break forth 1× Galatians 4:27
it throws him to the ground 1× Mark 9:18
slammed him to the ground 1× Luke 9:42
tear you to pieces 1× Matthew 7:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:6 ῥήξωσιν to tear you to pieces Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 9:17 ῥήγνυνται to will burst Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 2:22 ῥήξει to will burst Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 9:18 ῥήσσει to it throws him to the ground Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 5:37 ῥήξει to will burst Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 9:42 ἔρρηξεν to slammed him to the ground Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 4:27 ῥῆξον to break forth Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Luke 2 Galatians 1
Source forms
ῥήξει 2x rhēxei Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37
ἔρρηξεν 1x errēxen Luke 9:42
ῥήγνυνται 1x rhēgnyntai Matthew 9:17
ῥῆξον 1x rhēxon Galatians 4:27
ῥήξωσιν 1x rhēxōsin Matthew 7:6
ῥήσσει 1x rhēssei Mark 9:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Galatians 4:27
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 9:42
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 7:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 9:18
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 9:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To break or burst apart violently; of voice, to break forth suddenly into speech.
Strong's G4486
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 5:33-39 Source Gloss
to throw violently
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ῥήξωσιν rhxwsin
I break, break forth
Read verse Matthew 9:17 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ῥήγνυνται rhgnuntai
I break, break forth
Read verse Mark 2:22 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ῥήσσει rhssei
I break, break forth
Read verse Mark 9:18 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ῥήσσει rhssei
I break, break forth
Read verse Luke 5:37 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ῥήξει rhxei
I break, break forth
Read verse Luke 9:42 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἔρρηξεν errhxen
I break, break forth
Read verse Galatians 4:27 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
ῥῆξον rhxon
I break, break forth
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Active Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37 2×
Present Passive Matt 9:17 1×
Present Active Mark 9:18 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:42 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Matt 7:6 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 2 present 2
Voice
active 6 passive 1
Mood
indicative 5 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:6 ῥήξωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:17 ῥήγνυνται present passive indicative ongoing Mark 2:22 ῥήξει future active indicative prospective Mark 9:18 ῥήσσει present active indicative ongoing Luke 5:37 ῥήξει future active indicative prospective Luke 9:42 ἔρρηξεν aorist active indicative completed Galatians 4:27 ῥῆξον aorist active imperative imperative
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
new wine breaks or ruptures old wineskins, describing violent rupture
demon violently throws a child to the ground in convulsions
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ῥήγνυμι is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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