Strong's Lexicon
G4485
G4485 — ῥήγμα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4485 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ῥήγμα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4486 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | rhegma |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhayg'-mah |
| Meaning: | 1. something torn, i.e. a fragment (by implication and abstractly, a fall) |
| KJV Renderings: | ruin |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤῆγμα, ῥηγματος, τό (ῤήγνυμι), what has been broken or rent asunder;
a. a fracture, breach, cleft: Hippocrates (), Demosthenes, (Aristotle), Polybius, others; for áÈÌ÷ÄéòÇ , Amo 6:11, Alex.;
b. plural for ÷ÀøÈòÄéí, torn clothes: 1Ki 11:30; 2Ki 2:12.
c. fall, ruin: Luk 6:49.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῥῆγμα (ruin)
Luke 6:49
- KJV: But he that heareth and doeth not is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth against which the stream did beat vehemently and immediately it fell and the ruin of that house was great
- GK: ο δε ακούσας και μη ποιήσας όμοιός εστιν ανθρώπω οικοδομήσαντι οικίαν επί την γην χωρίς θεμελίου η προσέρρηξεν ο ποταμός και ευθέως έπεσε και εγένετο το ρήγμα της οικίας εκείνης μέγα