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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ῥαπίζω
ῥαπίζω
G4474
Transliteration: rhapízō
Pronunciation: hrap-id'-zo
Definition: smite
- Original: ῥαπίζω - Transliteration: Rhapizo - Phonetic: hrap-id'-zo ῥέπω rhepō a primary word (to let fall rap); to slap (with the palm of the hand): - smite (with the palm of the hand). Compare G5180" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5180.
- Definition:
1. to smite with a rod or staff
2. to smite in the face with the palm of the hand, to box the ear
- Origin: "from a derivative of a primary rhepo (to let fall, "rap")" - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a derivative of