Strong's Lexicon
G2979 — λακτίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2979 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λακτίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from adverb lax (heelwise) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | laktizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lak-tid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to recalcitrate |
| KJV Renderings: | kick |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λακτίζω; (from adverb λάξ, with the heel); (fr. Homer down); to kick, strike with the heel: Act 26:14, and Rec. in ; see κέντρον, 2.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λακτίζω (kick)
Acts 9:5
- KJV: And he said Who art thou Lord And the Lord said I am Jesus whom thou persecutest hard for thee to kick against the pricks
- GK: είπε δε τις ει κύριε ο δε κύριος είπεν εγώ ειμι Ιησούς ον συ διώκεις σκληρόν σοι προς κέντρα λακτίζειν
Acts 26:14
- KJV: And when we were all fallen to the earth I heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the Hebrew tongue Saul Saul why persecutest thou me hard for thee to kick against the pricks
- GK: πάντων δε καταπεσόντων ημών εις την γην ήκουσα φωνήν λαλούσαν προς με και λέγουσαν τη Εβραϊδι διαλέκτω Σαούλ Σαούλ τι με διώκεις σκληρόν σοι προς κέντρα λακτίζειν
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