Greek verb · G3960
πατάσσω
patassopat-as'-so
in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart).; Trans. = πλήσσω
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: patássō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3960is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3960
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
The King James renders it: smite, strike.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
patasso is rendered "in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart).; Trans. = πλήσσω". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
Matthew 26:31πατάξω
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's ten uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart)., and Trans. = πλήσσω.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| in Hom., intrans., to beat (of the heart). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me… |
| Trans. = πλήσσωto strike, smite | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πατάξας3
- ἐπάταξεν2
- πατάξω2
- πατάξαι1
- πατάξῃ1
- πατάξομεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-FAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-FAI-1P
Matthew
two uses
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- πατάξωpataxoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will strike
At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
- πατάξαςpataxasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having struck
Mark
one use
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
- πατάξωpataxoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will strike
Luke
two uses
Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
- πατάξομενpataxomenverb · future active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: will we strike
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
- ἐπάταξενepataxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: struck
Acts
three uses
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
- πατάξαςpataxasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having struck down
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
- πατάξαςpataxasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having struck
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- ἐπάταξενepataxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: struck
Revelation
two uses
These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
- πατάξαιpataxaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to strike
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- πατάξῃpataxeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may strike down
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.