τύπτωtýptō
to "thump", i.e. cudgel or pummel (properly, with a stick or bastinado), but in any case by repeated blows; thus differing from G3817 (παίω) and G3960 (πατάσσω), which denote a (usually single) blow with the hand or any instrument, or G4141 (πλήσσω) with the fist (or a hammer), or G4474 (ῥαπίζω) with the palm; as well as from G5177 (τυγχάνω), an accidental collision); by implication, to punish; figuratively, to offend (the conscience)
Greek (New Testament) · G5180
Meanings
to strike, smite, beat: with acc, Matthew 24:49, Mark 15:19, Luke 12:45, Acts 18:17, Acts 21:32, Acts 23:2, Acts 23:3; of mourners, τὰ στήθη, Luke 18:13, Luke 23:48; ἐπὶ τ. σιαγόνα, Luke 6:29; εἰς τ. κεφαλήν, Matthew 27:30. Metaph., of God inflicting evil: Acts 23:3 (cf. Exodus 8:2, Ezekiel 7:9, and elsewhere); of disquieting conscience, 1 Corinthians 8:12.
Same root
- τυμπανίζωtympanízō · G5178to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death
- τύποςtýpos · G5179a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning)
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
- Matthew 27:30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
- Mark 15:19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
- Luke 6:29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.
- Luke 12:45 But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
- Luke 18:13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.