G2997: λάσχω
láschō · “to burst”
Definition
to crack open (from a fall)
KJV translates it as: burst asunder
Word origin: a strengthened form of a primary verb, which only occurs in this and another prolonged form as alternate in certain tenses;
Extended definition
λάσκω
1. (in cl., poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Act.1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perh., however, from λακέω, which see; Bl., in l).
2. (in cl., prose) to scream, shout.†
λακέω, Dor. for ληκέω = λάσκω, q.v
(AS)
1. (in cl., poët.) to clang, crash, crack; in late prose, to crack or burst noisily: Act.1:18 (ἐλάκησεν, perh., however, from λακέω, which see; Bl., in l).
2. (in cl., prose) to scream, shout.†
λακέω, Dor. for ληκέω = λάσκω, q.v
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2997 is translated
- he burst open ×1
Bible verses with G2997 (láschō)
Láschō appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 1:18
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.