Greek · G4474 · unreviewed

ῥαπίζω

To slap

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ῥαπίζω G4474

Pronunciation rhapízō

What does ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) mean in the Bible?

ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) is a Greek word meaning "to slap". ῥαπίζω (ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Jdg.

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Meaning

to slap

Extended definition

(ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Jdg.16:25, Heb.11:4, I Est.4:11 * ;]

1prop., to strike with a rod.

2In late writers, to strike (the face) with the palm of the hand: Mat.26:67; with accusative of person(s), before εἰς τ. σιαγόνα, Mat.5:39 (cf. Field, Notes, 40, 105).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 1

Tense

present 1 aorist 1

Voice

active 2

Mood

indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 5:39 ῥαπίζει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:67 ἐράπισαν aorist active indicative completed

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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