3960. patassó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
patassó: To strike, smite, hit

Original Word: πατάσσω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: patassó
Pronunciation: pah-TAS-so
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-as'-so)
Definition: To strike, smite, hit
Meaning: I smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5221 (נָכָה, nakah): To strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill

- H5227 (נֶגַע, nega): A blow, stroke, plague

Usage: The Greek verb "patassó" primarily means to strike or smite. It is used in the New Testament to describe physical striking or hitting, often with the implication of causing harm or death. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a decisive action or judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, striking or smiting was a common form of punishment or retribution. It was often associated with authority and power, as those in positions of power had the ability to execute judgment or punishment. In the context of the New Testament, "patassó" reflects both literal and figurative actions, often associated with divine judgment or intervention.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
to beat (of the heart), to strike
NASB Translation
strike (2), strike down (3), striking down (1), struck (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3960: πατάσσω

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; (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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
smite, strike.

Probably prolongation from paio; to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally) -- smite, strike. Compare tupto.

see GREEK paio

see GREEK tupto

Forms and Transliterations
επάταξα επάταξά επατάξαμεν επάταξαν επάταξάν επάταξας επατάξατε επάταξε επαταξεν επάταξεν ἐπάταξεν παταξαι πατάξαι παταξάντα πατάξαντα πατάξαντας πατάξαντες πατάξαντι πατάξαντος παταξάντων παταξας πατάξας πατάξατε πατάξει πατάξεις πατάξετε παταξη πατάξη πατάξῃ πατάξης πατάξητε παταξομεν πατάξομεν πάταξον πατάξουσιν Παταξω Πατάξω πατάξωμεν πατάξωσι epataxen epátaxen pataxai patáxai pataxas patáxas pataxe pataxē patáxei patáxēi Pataxo Pataxō Patáxo Patáxō pataxomen patáxomen
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 26:31 V-FIA-1S
GRK: γέγραπται γάρ Πατάξω τὸν ποιμένα
NAS: for it is written, I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD,
KJV: it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
INT: it has been written indeed I will strike the shepherd

Matthew 26:51 V-APA-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ καὶ πατάξας τὸν δοῦλον
NAS: out his sword, and struck the slave
KJV: and struck a servant
INT: of him and having struck the servant

Mark 14:27 V-FIA-1S
GRK: ὅτι γέγραπται Πατάξω τὸν ποιμένα
NAS: it is written, I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD,
KJV: it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
INT: for it has been written I will strike the shepherd

Luke 22:49 V-FIA-1P
GRK: Κύριε εἰ πατάξομεν ἐν μαχαίρῃ
NAS: Lord, shall we strike with the sword?
KJV: Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
INT: Lord if will we strike with [the] sword

Luke 22:50 V-AIA-3S
GRK: καὶ ἐπάταξεν εἷς τις
NAS: And one of them struck the slave
KJV: them smote the servant
INT: And struck one a certain

Acts 7:24 V-APA-NMS
GRK: τῷ καταπονουμένῳ πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον
NAS: for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.
KJV: him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
INT: for the [one] being oppressed having struck the Egyptian

Acts 12:7 V-APA-NMS
GRK: τῷ οἰκήματι πατάξας δὲ τὴν
NAS: in the cell; and he struck Peter's
KJV: and he smote Peter
INT: the building having struck moreover the

Acts 12:23 V-AIA-3S
GRK: παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος
NAS: of the Lord struck him because
KJV: of the Lord smote him,
INT: immediately moreover struck him an angel

Revelation 11:6 V-ANA
GRK: αἷμα καὶ πατάξαι τὴν γῆν
NAS: them into blood, and to strike the earth
KJV: blood, and to smite the earth with all
INT: blood and to strike the earth

Revelation 19:15 V-ASA-3S
GRK: ἐν αὐτῇ πατάξῃ τὰ ἔθνη
NAS: so that with it He may strike down the nations,
KJV: it he should smite the nations:
INT: with it he might strike the nations

Strong's Greek 3960
10 Occurrences


ἐπάταξεν — 2 Occ.
πατάξαι — 1 Occ.
πατάξας — 3 Occ.
πατάξῃ — 1 Occ.
Πατάξω — 2 Occ.
πατάξομεν — 1 Occ.

















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