G4474: ῥαπίζω
rhapízō · “to slap”
Definition
to slap
KJV translates it as: smite (with the palm of the hand)
Word origin: from a derivative of a primary (to let fall, "rap");
Extended definition
ῥαπίζω
(ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Jdg.16:25, Heb.11:4, I Est.4:11 * ;]
1. prop., to strike with a rod.
2. In late writers, to strike (the face) with the palm of the hand: Mat.26:67; with accusative of person(s), before εἰς τ. σιαγόνα, Mat.5:39 (cf. Field, Notes, 40, 105).†
(AS)
(ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Jdg.16:25, Heb.11:4, I Est.4:11 * ;]
1. prop., to strike with a rod.
2. In late writers, to strike (the face) with the palm of the hand: Mat.26:67; with accusative of person(s), before εἰς τ. σιαγόνα, Mat.5:39 (cf. Field, Notes, 40, 105).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4474 is translated
- strike ×1
- slapped him ×1
Bible verses with G4474 (rhapízō)
Rhapízō appears in 2 verses.
- Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
- Matthew 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,