Strong's Greek · G4475

ῥάπισμα

rhápisma

(+ strike with the) palm of the hand, smite with the hand

Definition

a slap

Derivation

from G4474 (ῥαπίζω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

John 18:22

When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

Mark 14:65

Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

John 19:3

And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

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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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