Strong's Greek · G3817

παίω

paíō

smite, strike

Definition

to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180 (τύπτω)); specially, to sting (as a scorpion)

Derivation

a primary verb;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Luke 22:64

They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

Mark 14:47

And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Revelation 9:5

The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

Matthew 26:68

and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”

John 18:10

Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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