Dictionary entry

διασπάω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

δια-σπάω, -ῶ

[in LXX chiefly for נתק, as Jg 16:9;]

to break or tear asunder: pass., ἁλύσεις, Mk 5:4; Παῦλος, Ac 23:10.†