"to tear to pieces; to convulse altogether, Mk. 9:20; Lk. 9:42*"
Definition and meaning
to tear to pieces; to convulse altogether, Mk. 9:20; Lk. 9:42*
In the original Greek the word is written: συσπαράσσω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of sysparasso (G4952) across the King James Bible.
And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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Common questions
Strong's G4952 (sysparasso) is a Greek word that means: to tear to pieces; to convulse altogether, Mk. 9:20; Lk. 9:42* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word sysparasso (G4952) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4952 is sysparasso, a Greek word defined as: to tear to pieces; to convulse altogether, Mk. 9:20; Lk. 9:42*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
sysparasso is a Greek word found in the New Testament.