What does κολαφίζω (kolaphízō) mean in the Bible?
κολαφίζω (kolaphízō) is a Greek word meaning "to rap with the fist".
Greek · G2852
κολαφίζω
To rap with the fist
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κολαφίζωG2852
Pronunciationkolaphízō
What does κολαφίζω (kolaphízō) mean in the Bible?
κολαφίζω (kolaphízō) is a Greek word meaning "to rap with the fist".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2852?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include struck (1), struck Him with their fists (1), torment (1), we are brutally treated (1), you are beaten (1).
Where does κολαφίζω (kolaphízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:67. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Mark (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 Itstruck1×Matthew 26:67
struck Him with their fists1×Mark 14:65
torment1×2 Corinthians 12:7
we are brutally treated1×1 Corinthians 4:11
you are beaten1×1 Peter 2:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:67ἐκολάφισανtostruckVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 14:65κολαφίζεινtostruck Him with their fistsVerb - Present Infinitive Active1 Corinthians 4:11κολαφιζόμεθαtowe are brutally treatedVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural2 Corinthians 12:7κολαφίζῃtotormentVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular1 Peter 2:20κολαφιζόμενοιtoyou are beatenVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:67
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Matthew1Mark11 Corinthians12 Corinthians11 Peter1
Source forms
ἐκολάφισαν1xekolaphisanMatthew 26:67
κολαφίζειν1xkolaphizeinMark 14:65
κολαφίζῃ1xkolaphizē2 Corinthians 12:7
κολαφιζόμεθα1xkolaphizometha1 Corinthians 4:11
κολαφιζόμενοι1xkolaphizomenoi1 Peter 2:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 26:67
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural1x1 Corinthians 4:11
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMark 14:65
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Peter 2:20
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 12:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rap with the fist
Strong'sG2852
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to rap with the fist
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:67Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐκολάφισανekolafisan
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verseMark 14:65Verb Present Active Infinitive
κολαφίζεινkolafizein
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse1 Corinthians 4:11Verb First Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
κολαφιζόμεθα,kolafizomeqa
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse2 Corinthians 12:7Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
κολαφίζῃ,kolafizh
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse1 Peter 2:20Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κολαφιζόμενοιkolafizomenoi
I strike with the fist, maltreat
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 groups4Aligned forms5TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:671×
Present Passive1 Cor 4:111×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 14:651×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present Active2 Cor 12:71×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Passive1 Pet 2:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
subjunctive1infinitive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
κολαφίζω is built from this root: