Strong's Lexicon
G3817
G3817 — παίω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3817 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παίω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primary verb |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | paio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pai'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to hit (as if by a single blow) 2. (specially) to sting (as a scorpion) {less violently than G5180} |
| KJV Renderings: | smite, strike |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παίω: 1 aorist ἔπαισά; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for äÄëÈÌä; to strike, smite: with the fists, Mat 26:68 (cf. ῤ???Rev 2:1-29); Luk 22:64; with a sword, Mar 14:47: Joh 18:10; to sting (to strike or wound with a sting), Rev 9:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παίω (smite)
Matthew 26:68
- KJV: Saying Prophesy unto us thou Christ Who is he that smote thee
- GK: λέγοντες προφήτευσον ημίν Χριστέ τις εστιν ο παίσας σε
Mark 14:47
- KJV: And one of them that stood by drew a sword and smote a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear
- GK: εις δε τις των παρεστηκότων σπασάμενος την μάχαιραν έπαισεν τον δούλον του αρχιερέως και αφείλεν αυτού το ωτίον
Luke 22:64
- KJV: And when they had blindfolded him they struck him on the face and asked him saying Prophesy who is it that smote thee
- GK: και περικαλύψαντες αυτόν έτυπτον αυτού το πρόσωπον και επηρώτων αυτόν λέγοντες προφήτευσον τις εστιν ο παίσας σε
John 18:10
- KJV: Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it and smote the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear The servant’s name was Malchus
- GK: Σίμων ουν Πέτρος έχων μάχαιραν είλκυσεν αυτήν και έπαισε τον του αρχιερέως δούλον και απέκοψεν αυτού το ωτίον το δεξιόν ην δε όνομα τω δούλω Μάλχος
Revelation 9:5
- KJV: And to them it was given that they should not kill them but that they should be tormented five months and their torment as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man
- GK: και εδόθη αυταίς ίνα μη αποκτείνωσιν αυτούς αλλ΄ ίνα βασανίσθωσι μήνας πέντε και ο βασανισμός αυτών ως βασανισμός σκορπίου όταν παιση άνθρωπον