Definition
ῥαπίζω
(ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Judges 16:25, Hebrews 11:4, I Esther 4:11 * ;]
1. prop., to strike with a rod.
2. In late writers, to strike (the face) with the palm of the hand: Matthew 26:67; with accusative of person(s), before εἰς τ. σιαγόνα, Matthew 5:39 (cf. Field, Notes, 40, 105).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 5:39ῥαπίζει · slapsBut I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Matthew 26:67ἐράπισαν · slapped [Him]Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him