τυμπανίζωtympanízō

to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death

Greek (New Testament) · G5178

Meanings

1. to beat a drum.

2. to torture by beating, beat to death (cf. Westc. on Hebrews 11:35): passive, Hebrews 11:35.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Hebrews 11:35 Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.