πατάσσωpatássō
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
Greek (New Testament) · G3960
Meanings
1. in Hom., intransitive, to beat (of the heart).
2. Trans. = πλήσσω, to strike, smite: absolutely, ἐν μαχαίρᾳ, Luke 22:49; with accusative of person, Matthew 26:51, Luke 22:50; with accusative of thing, Acts 12:7; of a deadly blow, Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27, Acts 7:24. Metaph., of disease: Acts 12:23, Revelation 11:6, Revelation 19:15.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:31 On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- Matthew 26:51 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
- Mark 14:27 On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
- Luke 22:49 When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!”
- Luke 22:50 And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear.
- Acts 7:24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.