παίωpaíō
to strike, smite: with the hand or fist, Matthew 26:68, Luke 22:64; with a sword, Mark 14:47, John 18:10; of a reptile, to sting: Revelation 9:5.
Greek (New Testament) · G3817
Same root
- πατάσσωpatássō · G3960to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
- πατέωpatéō · G3961to trample (literally or figuratively)
- παῖςpaîs · G3816a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God)
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:68 jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?”
- Mark 14:47 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
- Luke 22:64 They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?”
- John 18:10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave.
- Revelation 9:5 They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.