σπαράσσω
sparassō · convulse
Greek word · Strong’s number G4682 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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sparassō (σπαράσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “convulse”.
Shake violently, throw into convulsions.
How to say it
spa·ras·sō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To throw the body into spasms.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- convulsing ×2
- it convulses ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 1:26
And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
- Mark 9:26
And crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out; and he became like a corpse, so that most were saying that he had died.
- Luke 9:39
And look, a spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it convulses him with foam, and it scarcely leaves him, battering him.