OliveGrove
Pressing the Word of God for Deeper Understanding.
Greek · G5180, G4738

τύπτοντες τὰ στήθη

To strike · chest

This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.

Words in this compound — expand to study each participant

τύπτω G5180 to strike
Pronunciation týptō
Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
Open lexicon entry →
στῆθος G4738 chest
Pronunciation stēthos
Physical chest as the seat of emotion and conscience; striking it signals deep penitence or grief.
Open lexicon entry →

What does τύπτοντες τὰ στήθη (typtontes ta stēthē) mean in the Bible?

τύπτω · στῆθος is a Greek phrase meaning "beating the breast in grief or remorse".

Full entry for τύπτοντες τὰ στήθη (G5180, G4738) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does τύπτω · στῆθος mean in the Bible?

τύπτω · στῆθος is a Greek phrase meaning "beating the breast in grief or remorse".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5180, G4738?

G5180, G4738 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. beating the breast in grief or remorse

Strong's G5180, G4738
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Word forms 3 forms 13 references

Source Gloss

beating the breast in grief or remorse
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 3 Aligned forms 13 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Present Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 5×
Present Active Matt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Acts 23:2 · Acts 23:3 4×
Present Passive Acts 23:3 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Imperfect Active Matt 27:30 · Mark 15:19 · Acts 18:17 · Luke 18:13 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Active Luke 23:48 · Acts 21:32 · 1 Cor 8:12 · Luke 6:29 4×
13 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background 4 infinitive 5 participle 4
Tense
present 9 imperfect 4
Voice
active 12 passive 1
Mood
infinitive 5 participle 4 indicative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 24:49 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:30 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:19 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:29 τύπτοντί present active participle participle Luke 12:45 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 18:13 ἔτυπτε imperfect active indicative background Luke 23:48 τύπτοντες present active participle participle Acts 18:17 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Acts 21:32 τύπτοντες present active participle participle Acts 23:2 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 23:3 Τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 23:3 τύπτεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:12 τύπτοντες present active participle participle

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

Full license details