κατάγνυμι katágnymi

Meaning

to rend in pieces, i.e. crack apart

In the King James Version: break

Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and the base of G4486 (ῥήγνυμι);

Where it is used

• Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
• John 19:31 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.
• John 19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
• John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.