Verb sysparassō (to convulse) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Mark

9: 20And they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed (sysparassō) the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

Luke

9: 42While he was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground and convulsed (sysparassō) him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.