Lexical Summary
susparassó: To convulse violently, to tear apart
Original Word: συσπαράσσω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: susparassó
Pronunciation: soos-par-AS-so
Phonetic Spelling: (soos-par-as'-so)
KJV: throw down
NASB: threw into a convulsion
Word Origin: [from G4862 (σύν - along) and G4682 (σπαράσσω - Throwing into convulsions)]
1. to rend completely
2. (by analogy) to convulse violently
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to convulse
From sun and sparasso; to rend completely, i.e. (by analogy) to convulse violently -- throw down.
see GREEK sun
see GREEK sparasso
HELPS Word-studies
4952 sysparássō (from 4862 /sýn, "together with" and 4682 /sparássō, "convulse") – properly, "convulse completely" (J. Thayer), i.e. with kicking, screaming, etc. Jesus miraculously healed such convulsings (Mk 9:20; Lk 9:42) – working divine power as He still does as the Church reaches out today with "power encounters" with Satan (demons).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
sun and
sparassóDefinitionto convulse completely
NASB Translationthrew...into a convulsion (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4952: συσπαράσσωσυσπαράσσω: 1 aorist
συνεσπάραξα;
to convulse completely (see
ῤήγνυμι, c.):
τινα,
Mark 9:20 L T Tr marginal reading
WH;
Luke 9:42. (
Max. Tyr. diss. 13, 5.)