Lexical Definition
ῥῆγμα rhēgma (hrayg'-mah) destruction G:N-N
from ῥήγνυμι
ruin.
- something torn, i.e. a fragment (by implication and abstractly, a fall)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ῥῆγμα | ruin | Luke.6.49 |
| ρήγματα | pieces | LXX.1Kgs.11.30 • LXX.1Kgs.11.31 |
| ρήγμασιν | torn pieces | LXX.Amos.6.11 |
Abbott-Smith
ῥῆγμα, -τος, τό (< ῥήγνυμι), [in LXX: III Ki 11:30, 31 12:24, IV Ki 2:12 (קְרָעִים), Am 6:12 (11) A (בְּקִיעַ) * ;]
1. cl. (and so in LXX), a fracture; then by meton., that which is torn.
2. In NT, ruin: Lk 6:49.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 11:30 · 12:24 |
| 2 Kings | 2:12 |
| Amos | 6:12 |
| Luke | 6:49 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ῥῆγμα-μα, ατος, τό,
(ῥήγνυμι) breakage, fracture, joined with σπάσμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with στρέμμα (a strain), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 laceration, rupture, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 rent, tear, in clothes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 cleft, chasm, ῥ. τῆς γῆς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; chink, ἐν τοίχοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; breach in a dyke, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II lesion or rupture of tissue, ὅταν ὑπὸ βίης διαστέωσιν αἱ σάρκες ἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:hence ῥηγμᾰτίας, ου, ὁ, one who has such a rupture, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but ῥηγματίας πλεύμονος perhaps = pleurisy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥηγμᾰτώδης, ες, [Refs]