ῥήγνυμι and (Mk 9:18) ῥήσσω,
[in LXX chiefly for בּקע, also for קרע, etc.;]
1. to rend, break asunder: Mt 7:6, Mk 2:22, Lk 5:37; pass., Mt 9:17.
2. Of the voice, c. acc., φωνήν, etc. (Hdt., al.), to break forth into speech: absol., Ga 4:27 (LXX).
3. = ῥάσσω (Dem., al.), to throw or dash down: Mk 9:18, Lk 9:42
(cf. δια-, περι-, προσ-ρήγνυμι).†