Lexical Definition

‎περιῤῥήγνυμι‎ perirrhḗgnymi (per-ir-hrayg'-noo-mee) to strip off ^G:V
from ‎περί‎ and ‎ῥήγνυμι‎

rend off.

• to tear all around, i.e. completely away

Abbott-Smith

** περι-ρήγνυμι (Rec. -ρρ-, v. supr.), [in LXX: II Mac 4:38*;]
to break or tear off all around: freq. of garments, τ. ἱμάτια, Ac 16:22.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

περιρρήγνυμι

and περιρρηγνύω [Refs 1st c.AD+], break off all round, τὸν γήλοφον κύκλῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently of clothes, rend and tear off, τὸν χιτωνίσκον [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also with accusative person, strip, [Refs 1st c.BC+] —middle, περιερρήξατο τοὺς πέπλους tore off her own garments, [Refs 1st c.AD+] —passive, with aorist 2 -ερράγην, intransitive perfect περιέρρωγα, περιρρηγνυμένων φαρέων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the case or membrane that encloses pupa or shellfish, περιρρήγνυται τὸ κέλυφος [Refs 4th c.BC+] (so in active, ἡ σχάδων.. τὸν ὑμένα περιρρήξας (sic) ἐκπέταται[Refs].—middle, τὰ ζῷα τὰ ἐκ τῶν σκωλήκων περιρρηγνύμενα[Refs]; of dead flesh, break away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II cause a stream to break or divide round a piece of land, [Βούσιρις] τὸν Νεῖλον περὶ τὴν χώραν περιέρρηξε [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τοῦ Δέλτα κατὰ τὸ ὀξὺ περιρρήγνυται ὁ Νεῖλος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βρονταὶ περιερρήγνυντο kept breaking round a place, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III break a thing round or on another, wreck, τὸ σκαφίδιον πρὸς πέτραν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV ὄρος περιερρωγός broken all round, i.e. precipitous, [Refs 1st c.BC+]