Strong's Greek · G3960
πατάσσω
patássō
smite, strike
Definition
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
Derivation
probably prolongation from G3817 (παίω);
Appears 10 times in Scripture
“Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?””
“Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.”
“These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.”
“And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.”
“Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’”
“At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.”
“And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.”
“Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’”
“Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.”
“And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.”
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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).