Lexicon
διαρρήγνυμι
diarrēgnumi
G1284
G:V Greek

to tear

5
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

Diarregnumi describes rending garments and breaking nets or bonds in the supplied biblical scenes.

The dominant attested use concerns people rending garments, while the remaining verses show nets breaking and bonds being torn.

Senses in use

  1. Rending garments · dominant

    Aorist active forms occur where people respond by tearing clothing: in Acts 14:14 the APB renders the apostles’ action “they tore their garments,” and in Mark 14:63 and Matthew 26:65 it renders the high priest’s action “tore his garments” before he speaks about witnesses and blasphemy.

  2. Breaking or tearing restraints · common

    In Luke 5:6, the imperfect passive form occurs as the catch of fish strains the nets; the APB renders the clause “their nets were breaking.” In Luke 8:29, a present active participle describes the man tearing the bonds while under the demon’s control.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the garment scenes with “tore,” the nets with “were breaking,” and the bonds with “tearing.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ actions rather than establish separate definitions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture