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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 - On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike[fn] the Shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 - But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:27 - On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike[fn] the Shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:49 - When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:50 - And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:24 - He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:23 - Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 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.
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