kolaphizo (G2852) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G2852

κολαφίζω

kolaphizokol-af-id'-zo

to rap with the fist

1890 spelling: kolaphízō

κ20
ο70
λ30
α1
φ500
ι10
ζ7
ω800

Isopsephy 1,438

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to rap with the fist

Rendered in the KJV as

buffet.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
5 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

ἐκολάφισαν1
κολαφίζειν1
κολαφίζῃ1
κολαφιζόμεθα1
κολαφιζόμενοι1

How it is rendered · 5

are buffeted1
being struck1
he may buffet1
struck1
to strike1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
verb · present passive, statement · 1st person plural1
verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3P · 1
V-PAN · 1
V-PAS-3S · 1
V-PPI-1P · 1
V-PPP-NPM · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 5 · 20%
Mark1 of 5 · 20%
1 Corinthians1 of 5 · 20%
2 Corinthians1 of 5 · 20%
1 Peter1 of 5 · 20%

Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 26:67ἐκολάφισανekolaphisanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralThen they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Himhere: struck

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 14:65κολαφίζεινkolaphizeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.here: to strike

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 4:11κολαφιζόμεθαkolaphizomethaverb · present passive, statement · 1st person pluralTo this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.here: are buffeted

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 12:7κολαφίζῃkolaphizēverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularor because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.here: he may buffet

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:20κολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralHow is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.here: being struck

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