2608 - katagnumi

Strong's Concordance

Original word: κατάγνυμι
Transliteration: katagnumi
Definition (short): break
Definition (full): to break in pieces

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From kata and the base of rhegnumi; to rend in pieces, i.e. Crack apart -- break.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK rhegnumi

KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
NASB: "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
KJV: This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
NASB: They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.
KJV: The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
NASB: Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
KJV: Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
NASB: So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him;
KJV: But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
NASB: but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.