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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κολαφίζω G2852
Pronunciation kolaphízō
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 It struck 1× Matthew 26:67
struck Him with their fists 1× Mark 14:65
torment 1× 2 Corinthians 12:7
we are brutally treated 1× 1 Corinthians 4:11
you are beaten 1× 1 Peter 2:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:67 ἐκολάφισαν to struck Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:65 κολαφίζειν to struck Him with their fists Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1 Corinthians 4:11 κολαφιζόμεθα to we are brutally treated Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 12:7 κολαφίζῃ to torment Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 2:20 κολαφιζόμενοι to you are beaten Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:67
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐκολάφισαν 1x ekolaphisan Matthew 26:67
κολαφίζειν 1x kolaphizein Mark 14:65
κολαφίζῃ 1x kolaphizē 2 Corinthians 12:7
κολαφιζόμεθα 1x kolaphizometha 1 Corinthians 4:11
κολαφιζόμενοι 1x kolaphizomenoi 1 Peter 2:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 26:67
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 4:11
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 14:65
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:20
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 12:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rap with the fist
Strong's G2852
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to rap with the fist
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 26:67 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐκολάφισαν ekolafisan
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse Mark 14:65 Verb Present Active Infinitive
κολαφίζειν kolafizein
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:11 Verb First Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
κολαφιζόμεθα, kolafizomeqa
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
κολαφίζῃ, kolafizh
I strike with the fist, maltreat
Read verse 1 Peter 2:20 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κολαφιζόμενοι kolafizomenoi
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 26:67 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 4:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 14:65 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active 2 Cor 12:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive 1 Pet 2:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 indicative 1
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:
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