κατάγνυμι
katagnumi
“to break”
Definition
to rend in pieces, i.e. crack apart
from G2596 (κατά) and the base of G4486 (ῥήγνυμι);
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logos (G3056)
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
κατάγνυμι appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
A bruised reed He will not break,and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,till He leads justice to victory.
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