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Lexicon :: Strong's G3960 - patassō

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πατάσσω
Transliteration
patassō (Key)
Pronunciation
pat-as'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably prolongation from παίω (G3817)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:939,804

Strong’s Definitions

πατάσσω patássō, pat-as'-so; probably prolongation from G3817; to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally):—smite, strike. Compare G5180.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G3960 in the following manner: smite (9x), strike (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G3960 in the following manner: smite (9x), strike (1x).

  1. to strike gently: as a part or a member of the body

  2. to stroke, smite: with the sword, to afflict, to visit with evils, etc. as with a deadly disease

  3. to smite down, cut down, to kill, slay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πατάσσω patássō, pat-as'-so; probably prolongation from G3817; to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally):—smite, strike. Compare G5180.
STRONGS G3960:
πατάσσω: future πατάξω; 1 aorist ἐπάταξα; the Sept. times without number for הִכָּה (Hiphil of נָכָה, unused in Kal), also for נָגַף, etc.; (in Homer intransitive, to beat, of the heart; from Aristophanes, Sophocles, Plato, others on used it transitively);
1. to strike gently: τί (as a part or a member of the body), Acts 12:7.
2. to strike, smite: absolutely, ἐν μάχαιρα, with the sword, Luke 22:49; τινα, Matthew 26:51; Luke 22:50. by a use solely biblical, to afflict; to visit with evils, etc.: as with a deadly disease, τινα, Acts 12:23; τινα ἐν with the dative of the thing, Revelation 11:6 G L T Tr WH; Rev 19:15 (Genesis 8:21; Numbers 14:12; Exodus 12:23, etc.).
3. by a use solely biblical, to smite down, cut down, to kill, slay: τινα, Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27 (after Zechariah 13:7); Acts 7:24.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
8:21
Exodus
12:23
Numbers
14:12
Zechariah
13:7
Matthew
26:31; 26:51
Mark
14:27
Luke
22:49; 22:50
Acts
7:24; 12:7; 12:23
Revelation
11:6; 19:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3960 matches the Greek πατάσσω (patassō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:31 -

Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all [fn]fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE G3960 DOWN G3960 THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 -

And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew out his sword and struck G3960 the slave of the high priest and [fn]cut off his ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:27 -

And Jesus *said to them, “You will all [fn]fall away, because it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE G3960 DOWN G3960 THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:49 - And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike G3960 with the sword?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:50 - And one of them struck G3960 the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:24 - “And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took justice for the oppressed by striking G3960 down G3960 the Egyptian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck G3960 Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Rise up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:23 - And immediately an angel of the [fn]Lord struck G3960 him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - These have the authority to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; they also have authority over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike G3960 the earth with every plague, as often as they wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:15 - And from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may STRIKE G3960 DOWN G3960 THE NATIONS, and He will [fn]RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON; and HE TREADS THE WINE PRESS OF THE WRATH OF THE RAGE OF GOD, the Almighty.
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