What does ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) mean in the Bible?
ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) is a Greek word meaning "to slap".
Greek · G4474
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4474?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slapped [Him] (1), slaps (1).
Where does ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 slapped [Him] 1× Matthew 26:67
slaps 1× Matthew 5:39
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:39
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
ἐράπισαν 1x erapisan Matthew 26:67
ῥαπίζει 1x rhapizei Matthew 5:39
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 26:67
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 5:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to slap
Strong's G4474
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to slap
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:39 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ῥαπίσει rapisei
I slap, strike
Read verse Matthew 26:67 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐρράπισαν, errapisan
I slap, 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 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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×
Present Active Matt 5:39 1×
Aorist Active Matt 26:67 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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)
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