What does ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō): Rebuke that carries the force of striking or punishing, implying severity beyond mere verbal correction.
Greek · G1969
ἐπιπλήσσω
To rebuke
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ἐπιπλήσσω G1969
Pronunciation epiplḗssō
What does ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō): Rebuke that carries the force of striking or punishing, implying severity beyond mere verbal correction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1969?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include rebuke (1).
Where does ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rebuke 1× 1 Timothy 5:1
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First aligned row 1 Timothy 5:1
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἐπιπλήξῃς 1x epiplēxēs 1 Timothy 5:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Rebuke that carries the force of striking or punishing, implying severity beyond mere verbal correction.
Strong's G1969
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 5:1-2 Source Gloss
to rebuke
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Rebuke that carries the force of striking or punishing, implying severity beyond mere verbal correction.
1to strike at, to punish.
2to rebuke, reprove: 1Ti.5:1.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 5:1 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐπιπλήξῃς, epiplhxhv
I rebuke, chide, reprove
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 1 Tim 5:1 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
subjunctive 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
To sharply reprimand or scold.
Word Origins
ἐπιπλήσσω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The manner of correction matters; harshness contradicts familial respect. 1 Timothy 5:1-2
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain