προσρήγνυμι prosrḗgnymi
Meaning
to tear towards, i.e. burst upon (as a tempest or flood)
In the King James Version: beat vehemently against (upon)
Derivation: from G4314 (πρός) and G4486 (ῥήγνυμι);
Where it is used
- Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
- Luke 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”