What does τύπτω (týptō) mean in the Bible?
τύπτω (týptō): Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
Greek · G5180
τύπτω
To strike
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τύπτω G5180
Pronunciation týptō
What does τύπτω (týptō) mean in the Bible?
τύπτω (týptō): Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5180?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beating (2), to beat (2), [and] beat [him] (1), [If someone] strikes (1), be struck (1).
Where does τύπτω (týptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:49. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Luke (4), Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (1).
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 beating 2× Luke 23:48, Acts 21:32
to beat 2× Matthew 24:49, Luke 12:45
[and] beat [him] 1× Acts 18:17
[If someone] strikes 1× Luke 6:29
be struck 1× Acts 23:3
he beat 1× Luke 18:13
strike [you] 1× Acts 23:3
struck 1× Matthew 27:30
They kept striking 1× Mark 15:19
to strike 1× Acts 23:2
wounding 1× 1 Corinthians 8:12
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Matthew 24:49 τύπτειν to to beat Verb - Present Infinitive Active Matthew 27:30 ἔτυπτον to struck Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 15:19 ἔτυπτον to They kept striking Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 6:29 τύπτοντί to [If someone] strikes Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular Luke 12:45 τύπτειν to to beat Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 18:13 ἔτυπτεν to he beat Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:48 τύπτοντες to beating Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 18:17 ἔτυπτον to [and] beat [him] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 21:32 τύπτοντες to beating Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 23:2 τύπτειν to to strike Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:49
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 5
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 4 Acts 5 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἔτυπτον 3x etypton Matthew 27:30, Mark 15:19, Acts 18:17
τύπτειν 3x typtein Matthew 24:49, Luke 12:45, Acts 23:2
τύπτοντες 3x typtontes Luke 23:48, Acts 21:32, 1 Corinthians 8:12
ἔτυπτεν 1x etypten Luke 18:13
Τύπτειν 1x Typtein Acts 23:3
τύπτεσθαι 1x typtesthai Acts 23:3
τύπτοντί 1x typtonti Luke 6:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 4x Matthew 24:49, Luke 12:45, Acts 23:2, Acts 23:3
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 27:30, Mark 15:19, Acts 18:17
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Luke 23:48, Acts 21:32, 1 Corinthians 8:12
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 18:13
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 23:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 6:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
Strong's G5180
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 14 times Word forms 3 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:45 Source Gloss
to strike
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.
to strike, smite, beat: with accusative, Mat.24:49, Mrk.15:19, Luk.12:45, Act.18:17 21:32 23:2-3; of mourners, τὰ στήθη, Luk.18:13 23:48; ἐπὶ τ. σιαγόνα, Luk.6:29; εἰς τ. κεφαλήν, Mat.27:30. Metaphorical, of God inflicting evil: Act.23:3 (cf. Exo.8:2, Eze.7:9, al.); of disquieting conscience, 1Co.8:12.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:49 Verb Present Active Infinitive
τύπτειν tuptein
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Matthew 27:30 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτυπτον etupton
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Mark 15:19 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτυπτον etupton
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Luke 6:29 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Masculine
τύπτοντί tuptonti
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Luke 12:45 Verb Present Active Infinitive
τύπτειν tuptein
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Luke 18:13 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτυπτεν etupten
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Luke 22:64 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτυπτον etupton
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Luke 23:48 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τύπτοντες tuptontev
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Acts 18:17 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτυπτον etupton
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Acts 21:32 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τύπτοντες tuptontev
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Acts 23:2 Verb Present Active Infinitive
τύπτειν tuptein
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Acts 23:3 Verb Present Active Infinitive
Τύπτειν tuptein
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse Acts 23:3 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
τύπτεσθαι; tuptesqai
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
Read verse 1 Corinthians 8:12 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τύπτοντες tuptontev
I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
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 3 Aligned forms 13 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical striking of servants by an unfaithful steward, literal violent action
Soldiers striking Jesus on the head during crucifixion narrative, brutal treatment
Striking on the cheek in context of turning other cheek, injurious assault
Tax collector beating his chest in mourning and repentance, self-directed striking
High priest ordering Paul struck on the mouth, authoritative infliction of punishment
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
τύπτω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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