What does ῥαβδίζω (rhabdízō) mean in the Bible?
ῥαβδίζω (rhabdízō): Physical beating inflicted as punishment or mob violence, distinct from gentler striking
Greek · G4463
ῥαβδίζω
To beat with a rod
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ῥαβδίζωG4463
Pronunciationrhabdízō
What does ῥαβδίζω (rhabdízō) mean in the Bible?
ῥαβδίζω (rhabdízō): Physical beating inflicted as punishment or mob violence, distinct from gentler striking
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How does the BSB render G4463?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] beaten with rods (1), I was beaten with rods (1).
Where does ῥαβδίζω (rhabdízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 16:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (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[and] beaten with rods1×Acts 16:22
I was beaten with rods1×2 Corinthians 11:25
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Usage map
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First aligned rowActs 16:22
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts12 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἐραβδίσθην1xerabdisthēn2 Corinthians 11:25
ῥαβδίζειν1xrhabdizeinActs 16:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 11:25
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 16:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical beating inflicted as punishment or mob violence, distinct from gentler striking
Strong'sG4463
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 16:22Source Gloss
to beat with a rod
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 16:22Verb Present Active Infinitive
ῥαβδίζειν.rabdizein
I beat with rods, scourge
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:25Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρραβδίσθην,errabdisqhn
I beat with rods, scourge
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveActs 16:221×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist Passive2 Cor 11:251×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1present1
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
indicative1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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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.
Biblical Witnesses
Roman magistrates ordering physical beating with rods as punishment
Paul recounting three times he was struck with rods by authorities
Word Origins
ῥαβδίζω is built from this root:
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