- Original: ῥήγνυμι ῥήσσω - Transliteration: Rhegnumi - Phonetic: hrayg'-noo-mee - Definition: 1. to rend, burst or break asunder, break up, break through a. to tear in pieces b. to break forth 1. into joy, of infants or dumb persons beginning to speak c. to distort, convulse 1. of a demon causing convulsions in a man possessed 2. to dash down, hurl to the ground (a common occurrence in cases of demon possession and epilepsy) - Origin: both prolonged forms of rheko (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of agnumi [see in G2608 ]) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Both are prolonged forms of ῥήκω rhēko (which appears only in certain forms and is itself probably a strengthened form of ἄγνυμι agnumi (see in G2608 )); to break wreck or crack that is (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts; G2608 being its intensive (with the preposition in compounds) 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: - break (forth) burst rend tear. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • down, 1 Luke 9:42 • forth, 1 Galatians 4:27 • teareth, 1 Mar 9:18