G2852 – kolaphizo – κολαφίζω to beat up

Strong’s ID:
G2852
Greek Word:
κολαφίζω
Transliteration:
kolaphizo
Pronunciation:
kol-af-id’-zo
Part of Speech:
verb
Etymology:
from a derivative of the base of
Usage Count:
5
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Find “kolaphizo” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

to beat up

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

from a derivative of the base of ; to rap with the fist:—buffet.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to strike with the fist, give one a blow with the fist
2) to maltreat, treat with violence and contumely

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.