verb
diaspomō
Strong’sG1288
I tear apart, burst
stem diasp-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-σπάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for נתק, as Jg 16:9;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1288 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -σπάσομαι [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+ also -σπάσωRefs 5th c.BC+aorist -έσπᾰσα, middle -εσπασάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect -έσπᾰκα Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, aorist -εσπάσθην: perfect -έσπασμαι (see. below):—tear asunder, τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ. Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τὸ σταύρωμα to break through or tear down the palisade, Refs; δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος, Refs 2nd c.BC+; break up, Refs 3rd c.BC+: metaphorically, διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive, διέσπασται μελέων φύσις Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων to be torn away from.., Refs 4th c.BC+
2 in military sense, separate part of an army from the rest, Refs 5th c.BC+; of army and fleet, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τὰς φάλαγγας break them up, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, στράτευμα διεσπασμένον an army scattered and in disorder, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a fleet, Refsto be widely scattered, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, pull different ways, πόλεις distract states, Refs 5th c.BC+; διέσπακε τὴν ἱστορίαν has broken the continuity of the narrative, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, διασπώμενος distracted, πρὸς τοσαύτας ὑπηρεσίας Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaspiteiaδιασπασθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | torn to pieces | 1× |
| diasporēδιεσπάσθαι | has happened · the “to …” formperfect middle or passive infinitive | torn apart | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspomō | diaspome | diaspomē | diaspomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasposō | diaspose | diasposē | diasposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspotō | diaspote | diaspotē | diaspotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diasponō | diaspone | diasponē | diasponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspovō | diaspove | diaspovē | diaspovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspolō | diaspole | diaspolē | diaspolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspimi | diaspima |
| you 2nd person singular | diaspisi | diaspisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspiti | diaspita |
| we 1st person plural | diaspini | diaspina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspivi | diaspiva |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspili | diaspila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspomeiō | diaspomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasposeiō | diasposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspoteiō | diaspoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diasponeiō | diasponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspoveiō | diaspoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspoleiō | diaspoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaspiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspiteia1×διασπασθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | diaspineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasposōr | diasposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspotōr | diaspotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspovōr | diaspovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspolōr | diaspolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaspisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diasposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diasponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaspimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaspisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspitoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaspinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasporō | diasporē1×διεσπάσθαι | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaspiri | diaspira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasporōntos | diasporēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaspirintos | diaspirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diasp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diaspiteia“torn to pieces”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Acts 23:10“torn to pieces”… genorōntau stasiau fobirantos tos chiliarchos mē diaspiteia tos Paulos hupo autoiu keleuata tem …… so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and …
diasporē“torn apart”has happened · the “to …” formperfect middle or passive infinitive1×
Mark 5:4“torn apart”… pollakis pedai kai halusiai dorē kai diasporē hupo autou tain halusiain kai tain …… he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now …