What does τύπτω · στῆθος mean in the Bible?
τύπτω · στῆθος is a Greek phrase meaning "beating the breast in grief or remorse".
Greek · G5180, G4738
τύπτοντες τὰ στήθη
To strike · chest
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τύπτωG5180to strike
Pronunciationtýptō
Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
Open lexicon entry →στῆθοςG4738chest
Pronunciationstēthos
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
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
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 groups3Aligned forms13TensesPresent, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract5×
Present ActiveMatt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Acts 23:2 · Acts 23:34×
Present PassiveActs 23:31×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Imperfect ActiveMatt 27:30 · Mark 15:19 · Acts 18:17 · Luke 18:134×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Present ActiveLuke 23:48 · Acts 21:32 · 1 Cor 8:12 · Luke 6:294×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present9imperfect4
Voice
active12passive1
Mood
infinitive5participle4indicative4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 24:49τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 27:30ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 15:19ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 6:29τύπτοντίpresent active participleparticipleLuke 12:45τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 18:13ἔτυπτεimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 23:48τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 18:17ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 21:32τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 23:2τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 23:3Τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 23:3τύπτεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 8:12τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticiple
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)
Word Origins
τύπτοντες τὰ στήθη is a primary verb - no further derivation.