Greek · G5178 · unreviewed

τυμπανίζω

To stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death

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τυμπανίζω G5178
Pronunciation tympanízō

What does τυμπανίζω (tympanízō) mean in the Bible?

τυμπανίζω (tympanízō) is a Greek word meaning "to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death". τυμπανίζω (τύμπανον, a kettle-drum), [in LXX: 1Ki.

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Meaning

to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death
Extended definition

(τύμπανον, a kettle-drum), [in LXX: 1Ki.21:13 (14) (17 pi?) * ;]

1to beat a drum.
2to torture by beating, beat to death (cf. Westc. on He, l.with): pass., Heb.11:35.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1

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)

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