Lexical Summary paiō: to strike, to sting Original Word: παίωTransliteration: paiō Phonetic Spelling: (pah'-yo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to strike, to sting Meaning: to strike, to sting Strong's Concordance smite, strike. A primary verb; to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than tupto); specially, to sting (as a scorpion) -- smite, strike. see GREEK tupto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3817: παίωπαίω: 1 aorist ἔπαισά; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for הִכָּה; to strike, smite: with the fists, Matthew 26:68 (cf. ῤαπίζω, 2); Luke 22:64; with a sword, Mark 14:47: John 18:10; to sting (to strike or wound with a sting), Revelation 9:5. |
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