◄ 4048. perirégnumi ►
Strong's Lexicon perirégnumi: To tear off, to rend, to break apart Original Word: περιρήγνυμι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: perirégnumi Pronunciation: pe-ree-RAYG-noo-mee Phonetic Spelling: (per-ir-hrayg'-noo-mee) Definition: To tear off, to rend, to break apart Meaning: I tear off, as of garments. Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "peri-" meaning "around" and "rhégnumi" meaning "to break" or "to tear." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the act of tearing garments is "קָרַע" (qarah), which appears in contexts such as Genesis 37:29, where Reuben tears his clothes upon discovering Joseph is missing. Usage: The verb "perirégnumi" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of tearing or rending garments, often as an expression of grief, distress, or indignation. This act was a common cultural practice in ancient Jewish society, symbolizing deep emotional turmoil or protest. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, tearing one's garments was a traditional expression of mourning or extreme emotional distress. This practice is rooted in the Old Testament and was a visible sign of one's inner turmoil or reaction to blasphemy, sacrilege, or profound loss. It was a way to publicly display one's grief or outrage, often accompanied by other mourning practices such as wearing sackcloth or sitting in ashes. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from peri and rhégnumi Definition to tear off all around NASB Translation tore...off (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4048: περιρρήγνυμι περιρρήγνυμι (L T Tr WH περιρήγνυμι, with one rho ῥ; see the preceding word): 1 aorist participle plural περιρρήξαντες; (περί and ῤήγνυμι); to break off on all sides, break off all round (cf. περί, III. 1): τό ἱμάτιον, to rend or tear off all around, Acts 16:22. So of garments also in 2 Macc. 4:38 and often in secular authors; Aeschylus sept. 329; Demosthenes, p. 403, 3; Polybius 15, 33, 4; Diodorus 17, 35. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tear off completely From peri and rhegnumi; to tear all around, i.e. Completely away -- rend off. see GREEK peri see GREEK rhegnumi Forms and Transliterations περιεσκέπασε περιρηξαντες περιρήξαντες περιρρήξαντες περισιαλωμένους περισκελές περισκέλη περισπασμόν περισπασμός περισπασμώ perirexantes perirēxantes perirḗxantes Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 16:22 V-APA-NMP GRK: οἱ στρατηγοὶ περιρήξαντες αὐτῶν τὰ NAS: them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes KJV: the magistrates rent off their INT: the magistrates having torn off of them the Strong's Greek 4048 1 Occurrence περιρήξαντες — 1 Occ.