verb
rēgamō
Strong’sG4486
I break, break forth
stem rēg-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 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.
ῥήγνυμι and (Mk 9:18) ῥήσσω,
[in LXX chiefly for בּקע, also for קרע, etc.;]
SYN.: θραύω, κατάγνυμι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4486 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhrayg'-noo-mee
G2608 being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and G2352 a shattering to minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent particles, like G3089) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to convulse (with spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful emotions
Fromboth prolonged forms of ῥήκω (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of ἄγνυμι (see in G2608)) to "break," "wreck" or "crack", i.e. (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts;
King Jamesbreak (forth), burst, rend, tear.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
or ῥηγνύω
A (ἀναρ- Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect κατ-ερρήγνυε Refs 4th c.BC+; later ῥήσσω, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἀπο-, δια-ρρήσσεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥήττω, Refs 3rd c.BC+: Epic dialect imperfect ῥήγνυσκε Refs 8th c.BC+: future ῥήξω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔρρηξα Refs 8th c.BC+perfect ἔρρηχα (δι-) LXXmiddle ῥήγνῠμαι, future ῥήξομαι, aorist ἐρρηξάμην, all in Refs 8th c.BC+, present also in Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐρρηξάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ῥήξαντο Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, subjunctive ῥήγνῡται Refs 6th c.BC+: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular imperfect ῥηγνύατο Refs 4th c.BC+: future ῥᾰγήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐρράγην [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+; later ἐρρήχθην, Refs 3rd c.AD+; δια-ρρηχθῇ (variant{-ρραγῇ}) Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἔρρηγμαι (συν-) Refs 8th c.BC+; but intransitive perfect ἔρρωγα is more frequently, see below with Refs; perfect participle feminine ἐρρηγεῖα, see below with Refs; masculine plural κατ-ερρηγότας Refs 5th c.AD+ The word is hardly used by correct Attic dialect Prose-writers, except in passive:—break asunder, rend, shatter, τεῖχος Refs 8th c.BC+; only once in Refs 8th c.BC+:—later, especially rend garments, in sign of grief, ῥ. πέπλους Refs 4th c.BC+; ῥ. ἕλκεα make grievous wounds, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥ. ὀστᾶ, σάρκας, Refs 5th c.BC+: in Ionic dialect and later Prose, ῥήγνυσι.. τὸν ἀμφὶ τὴν ὄψιν χιτῶνα NT+5th c.BC+:—middle, break for oneself, get broken, ὄρνυσθ᾽.. ῥήγνυσθε δὲ τεῖχος Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, see below Refs 5th c.BC+
A.2 break a line of battle or body of men, ῥ. φάλαγγα, ὅμιλον, στίχας ἀνδρῶν, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ μέσον ῥῆξαι break through the centre, Refs 5th c.BC+ broke through, Refs 5th c.BC+ — middle, ῥήξασθαι φάλαγγας, στίχας, break oneself a way through the lines, Refs 8th c.BC+
A.3 let break loose, ἔριδα ῥ. Refs
A.4 after Refs 8th c.BC+ let loose the voice, of children and persons who have been dumb or silent, break into speech, speak out, Refs 5th c.BC+; later ῥήξασθαι φωνήν, θρόον αὐδῆς, φθόγγον, utter, Refs 4th c.AD+ cry aloud, LXX; see belowwith
A.5 also δακρύων ῥήξασα.. νάματα having let loose, having burst into floods of tears, Refs 5th c.BC+; κλαυθμὸν ῥ. LXX+1st c.AD+; see below Refs 5th c.BC+
B passive, break, break asunder, burst, κῦμα ῥήγνυτο Refs 8th c.BC+; of clouds, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥαγῆναί τι τῆς γῆς, as in an earthquake, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥήττονται ὑδρίαι (by the cold) Refs 1st c.BC+; τοῖς βασκάνοις εἶναι ῥήγνυσθαι may the envious burst, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.2 burst forth, like lightning, βροντὴ δ᾽ ἐρράγη δι᾽ ἀστραπῆς Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 of ships, to be wrecked, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.4 of a stone, γράμματι ῥηγνύμενον scored with lettering, i.e. inscribed, Puchstein Refs 2nd c.BC+
C intransitive, like passive, break or burst forth, ἔρρηξεν ἔμετος Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἔρρωγα, to have broken out, ἔρρωγε παγὰ δακρύων Refs 5th c.BC+broken, disjointed, Refs
C.2 in literal sense, γῆ ἐρρηγεῖα (-υῖα) broken, arable, opposed to ἄρρηκτος, Refs, cognate with Lithuanian rēžti 'cut, notch, furrow', rúožas 'stripe, streak, strip'.)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rēgatōῥήσσει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | throws … down | 1× |
| rēgolōῥήγνυνται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | burst | 1× |
| rēgatiῥήξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | burst | 2× |
| rēgataἔρρηξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | threw … down | 1× |
| rēgaleiaῥήξωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | tear … topieces | 1× |
| rēgasarῥῆξον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | break forth | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rēgamō | rēgame | rēgami | rēgama | rēgamē | rēgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgasō | rēgase | rēgasi | rēgasa | rēgasē | rēgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgatō1×ῥήσσει | rēgate | rēgati2×ῥήξει | rēgata1×ἔρρηξεν | rēgatē | rēgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | rēganō | rēgane | rēgani | rēgana | rēganē | rēganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgavō | rēgave | rēgavi | rēgava | rēgavē | rēgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgalō | rēgale | rēgali | rēgala | rēgalē | rēgalelē |
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 | rēgomō | rēgome | rēgomē | rēgomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgosō | rēgose | rēgosē | rēgoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgotō | rēgote | rēgotē | rēgotelē |
| we 1st person plural | rēgonō | rēgone | rēgonē | rēgonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgovō | rēgove | rēgovē | rēgovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgolō1×ῥήγνυνται | rēgole | rēgolē | rēgolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rēgameiō | rēgameia | rēgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgaseiō | rēgaseia | rēgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgateiō | rēgateia | rēgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | rēganeiō | rēganeia | rēganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgaveiō | rēgaveia | rēgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgaleiō | rēgaleia1×ῥήξωσιν | rēgaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rēgomeiō | rēgomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgoseiō | rēgoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgoteiō | rēgoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | rēgoneiō | rēgoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgoveiō | rēgoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgoleiō | rēgoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | rēgasōr | rēgasar1×ῥῆξον | rēgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgatōr | rēgatar | rēgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgavōr | rēgavar | rēgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgalōr | rēgalar | rēgalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | rēgosōr | rēgosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgotōr | rēgotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgovōr | rēgovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgolōr | rēgolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rēgamoiō | rēgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgasoiō | rēgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgatoiō | rēgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | rēganoiō | rēganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgavoiō | rēgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgaloiō | rēgaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rēgomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | rēgosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rēgotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | rēgonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | rēgovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | rēgoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | rēgarō | rēgari | rēgara | rēgarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | rēgorō | rēgorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | rēgarōntos | rēgarintos | rēgarantos | rēgarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | rēgorōntos | rēgorēntos |
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
rēg 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
rēgatō“throws … down”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 9:18kai hopou ean auton katalabateia rēgatō auton, kai afrizatō kai trizatō toin …Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams …
rēgolō“burst”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 9:17… askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgolō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchotō …… If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the …
rēgati“burst”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 2:22… eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē, rēgati tos oinos toin askoin, kai tos …… If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine …
Luke 5:37… eis askoin palaioin; ei de mēge, rēgati tos oinos tos neos toin askoin, …… he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill …
rēgata“threw … down”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 9:42“threw … down”ēti de proserchorōntou autou rēgata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata …… was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean …
rēgaleia“tear … topieces”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 7:6… en toi podoi autoiu kai strefirantois rēgaleia vin.… their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
rēgasar“break forth”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Galatians 4:27… gar; Eufranisar, steirar tas ouk tiktarōntar, rēgasar kai boasar, tas ouk ōdinarōntar; hoti …… barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have …