πατέωpatéō
to trample (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G3961
Meanings
1. intransitive, to tread, walk: followed by ἐπάνω ὄφεων κ.τ.λ. (figuratively), Luke 10:19 (cf. Psalms 91:13).
2. Trans., to tread on, trample: τ. ληνόν, Revelation 14:20, Revelation 19:15 (cf. Judges 9:27, Lamentations 1:15, and elsewhere); of the desecration of Jerusalem by its enemies, Luke 21:24, Revelation 11:2 (cf. κατα-, περι-, ἐν-περι-πατέω).
Same root
- παίωpaíō · G3817to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180 (τύπτω)); specially, to sting (as a scorpion)
- περιπατέωperipatéō · G4043to tread all around, i.e. walk at large (especially as proof of ability); figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow (as a companion or votary)
- καταπατέωkatapatéō · G2662to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 10:19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.
- Luke 21:24 They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.
- Revelation 11:2 But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Revelation 14:20 The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle.
- Revelation 19:15 From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.