- ἐκρήγνυμι
- be torn from
- 1. to break off, snap asunder , [8th/7th c.BC]; c. gen., ὕδωρ ἐξέρρηξεν ὁδοῖο the water broke off a piece of the road, [8th/7th c.BC]:—;Pass. to break or snap asunder , [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. c. acc. cogn. to let break forth, break out with , [1st/2nd c.AD, Refs 2nd c.AD]:—;Pass. to break out , of an ulcer, [Refs 5th c.BC, 6th/5th c.BC]; of a quarrel, ἐς μέσον ἐξερράγη it broke out in public, [Refs 5th c.BC]; of persons, to break out into passionate words , [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. sometimes also intr. in Act., οὔ ποτ᾽ ἐκρήξει μάχη [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)