What does σπαράσσω (sparássō) mean in the Bible?
σπαράσσω (sparássō) is a Greek word meaning "to convulse".
Greek · G4682
σπαράσσω
To convulse
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σπαράσσω G4682
Pronunciation sparássō
What does σπαράσσω (sparássō) mean in the Bible?
σπαράσσω (sparássō) is a Greek word meaning "to convulse".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4682?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include convulsing him violently (1), It throws him into convulsions (1), threw [the man] into convulsions (1).
Where does σπαράσσω (sparássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 1:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Luke (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 convulsing him violently 1× Mark 9:26
It throws him into convulsions 1× Luke 9:39
threw [the man] into convulsions 1× Mark 1:26
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 1:26 σπαράξαν to threw [the man] into convulsions Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Mark 9:26 σπαράξας to convulsing him violently Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 9:39 σπαράσσει to It throws him into convulsions Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 1:26
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Mark 2 Luke 1
Source forms
σπαράξαν 1x sparaxan Mark 1:26
σπαράξας 1x sparaxas Mark 9:26
σπαράσσει 1x sparassei Luke 9:39
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 9:26
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Mark 1:26
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 9:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to convulse
Strong's G4682
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to convulse
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 1:26 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
σπαράξαν sparaxan
I convulse
Read verse Mark 9:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσπάραξεν esparaxen
I convulse
Read verse Mark 9:26 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
σπαράξαν sparaxan
I convulse
Read verse Luke 9:39 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
σπαράσσει sparassei
I convulse
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Mark 1:26 · Mark 9:26 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 9:39 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 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)
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