What does πατάσσω (patássō) mean in the Bible?
πατάσσω (patássō): Strike or smite with a weapon, often fatally; used metaphorically of divine judgment.
Greek · G3960
πατάσσω
To knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
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πατάσσω G3960
Pronunciation patássō
What does πατάσσω (patássō) mean in the Bible?
πατάσσω (patássō): Strike or smite with a weapon, often fatally; used metaphorically of divine judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3960?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include struck (3), I will strike (2), by striking down (1), He tapped (1), should we strike (1).
Where does πατάσσω (patássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2), Matthew (2), Revelation (2).
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 3× Matthew 26:51, Luke 22:50, Acts 12:23
I will strike 2× Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27
by striking down 1× Acts 7:24
He tapped 1× Acts 12:7
should we strike 1× Luke 22:49
to strike 1× Revelation 11:6
to strike down 1× Revelation 19:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:31 Πατάξω to I will strike Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Matthew 26:51 πατάξας to struck Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 14:27 Πατάξω to I will strike Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Luke 22:49 πατάξομεν to should we strike Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Luke 22:50 ἐπάταξεν to struck Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:24 πατάξας to by striking down Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 12:7 πατάξας to He tapped Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 12:23 ἐπάταξεν to struck Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 11:6 πατάξαι to to strike Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Revelation 19:15 πατάξῃ to to strike down Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:31
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 3 Revelation 2
Source forms
πατάξας 3x pataxas Matthew 26:51, Acts 7:24, Acts 12:7
ἐπάταξεν 2x epataxen Luke 22:50, Acts 12:23
Πατάξω 2x Pataxō Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27
πατάξαι 1x pataxai Revelation 11:6
πατάξῃ 1x pataxē Revelation 19:15
πατάξομεν 1x pataxomen Luke 22:49
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 26:51, Acts 7:24, Acts 12:7
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 22:50, Acts 12:23
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Revelation 11:6
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 19:15
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Luke 22:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Strike or smite with a weapon, often fatally; used metaphorically of divine judgment.
Strong's G3960
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 12:20-25 Source Gloss
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Strike or smite with a weapon, often fatally; used metaphorically of divine judgment.
1in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:31 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
Πατάξω pataxw
I strike
Read verse Matthew 26:51 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
πατάξας pataxav
I strike
Read verse Mark 14:27 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
Πατάξω pataxw
I strike
Read verse Luke 22:49 Verb First Person Plural Future Active Indicative
πατάξομεν pataxomen
I strike
Read verse Luke 22:50 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπάταξεν epataxen
I strike
Read verse Acts 7:24 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
πατάξας pataxav
I strike
Read verse Acts 12:7 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
πατάξας pataxav
I strike
Read verse Acts 12:23 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπάταξεν epataxen
I strike
Read verse Revelation 11:6 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
πατάξαι pataxai
I strike
Read verse Revelation 19:15 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
πατάσσῃ patassh
I strike
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 10 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 26:51 · Acts 7:24 · Acts 12:7 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Active Matt 26:31 · Mark 14:27 · Luke 22:49 3×
Aorist Active Luke 22:50 · Acts 12:23 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rev 11:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Rev 19:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 7 future 3
Voice
active 10
Mood
indicative 5 participle 3 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:31 Πατάξω future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:51 πατάξας aorist active participle participle Mark 14:27 Πατάξω future active indicative prospective Luke 22:49 πατάξομεν future active indicative prospective Luke 22:50 ἐπάταξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:24 πατάξας aorist active participle participle Acts 12:23 ἐπάταξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:7 πατάξας aorist active participle participle Revelation 11:6 πατάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 19:15 πατάξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To strike or smite.
Showing 1 selected witness from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πατάσσω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights direct divine intervention in judgment. Acts 12:20-25
Part of These Phrases
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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