verb
sparassamō
Greekσπαράσσω (sparassō)
Strong’sG4682
I convulse
stem sparass-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σπαράσσω
[in LXX: II Ki 22:8 B (גּעשׁ hith.), Je 4:19 (המה) Da LXX 8:7 (שׁלךְ hi.), III Mac 4:6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4682 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspar-as'-so
apparently strengthened from G4685 through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy
Fromprolongation from σπαίρω (to grasp;
King Jamesrend, tear.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparassatōσπαράσσει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | convulses | 1× |
| sparassaratosσπαράξας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | convulsing | 1× |
| sparassaratemσπαράξαν | happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter | convulsing | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparassamō | sparassame | sparassami | sparassama | sparassamē | sparassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparassasō | sparassase | sparassasi | sparassasa | sparassasē | sparassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparassatō1×σπαράσσει | sparassate | sparassati | sparassata | sparassatē | sparassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sparassanō | sparassane | sparassani | sparassana | sparassanē | sparassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparassavō | sparassave | sparassavi | sparassava | sparassavē | sparassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparassalō | sparassale | sparassali | sparassala | sparassalē | sparassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparassameiō | sparassameia | sparassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparassaseiō | sparassaseia | sparassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparassateiō | sparassateia | sparassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sparassaneiō | sparassaneia | sparassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparassaveiō | sparassaveia | sparassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparassaleiō | sparassaleia | sparassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sparassasōr | sparassasar | sparassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparassatōr | sparassatar | sparassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparassavōr | sparassavar | sparassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sparassalōr | sparassalar | sparassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparassamoiō | sparassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sparassasoiō | sparassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparassatoiō | sparassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sparassanoiō | sparassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparassavoiō | sparassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sparassaloiō | sparassaloia |
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 | sparassarō | sparassari | sparassara | sparassarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sparassarōtos | sparassaritos | sparassaratos2×σπαράξας | sparassarētos |
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
sparass 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sparassatō“convulses”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 9:39“convulses”kai idou pneumem lambatō auton, kai exaifnōs krazatō, kai sparassatō auton meta afrou kai mogōs apochōratō apo autou suntribarōtem auton;A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
sparassaratos“convulsing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 9:26“convulsing”kai krazaratos kai polleim sparassaratos exerchata; kai gineta hōsei nekros hōste toin polloin legarō hoti apothnēskata.After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
sparassaratem“convulsing”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter1×
Mark 1:26“convulsing”kai sparassaratem auton tem pneumem tem akathartem kai fōnaratem fōna mega exerchata ek autou.At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.