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Tear, Torn
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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denotes "to tear, rend, convulse," Mark 1:26; 9:20 (in some mss.),26, RV, "having ... torn" (AV, "rent"); Luke 9:39 . In the Sept., 2 Samuel 22:8 , of the foundations of heaven; Jeremiah 4:18 , of the heart.
"to tear violently" (sun, "with," intensive), "convulse completely," a strengthened form of No. 1, is used in Mark 9:20 , in the best texts (some have No. 1); Luke 9:42 .
"to break or tear asunder," is translated "should be torn in pieces" in Acts 23:10 , RV (AV, "... pulled ..."). See REND , No. 5.
"to break," is rendered "teareth" in Mark 9:18 , AV (RV, "dasheth ... down"). See HINDER , No. 1.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Tear, Torn'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/t/tear-torn.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Tear, Torn'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/t/tear-torn.html. 1940.
