Word

ῥαπίζω

rhapízō · G4474 · Greek · 2 occurrences

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Meanings

to slap, to hit, to whip, to beat

To hit or strike with the open hand, the fist, or an instrument (for example, club, rod, or whip)

Examples
Matthew 5:39 “But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also.
Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ὁthe (definite article) 1
ὅστιςwhoever, whichever, whatever 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

σύyou 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εἰςto+ σιαγώνcheek 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 3 words

τύπτω týptō · G5180 · to hit, to strike, to beat: τύπτω is a general verb for striking or beating that overlaps significantly with ῥαπίζω; both can describe physical blows to the face or body, though τύπτω is broader and less specific to slapping.
κολαφίζω kolaphízō · G2852 · to strike with the fist, to beat with the fist, to cause harm to: κολαφίζω specifically means to strike with the fist or buffet, closely related to ῥαπίζω (slap); both describe striking the face or head as an act of insult or violence, differing primarily in whether an open hand (slap) or closed fist (buffet) is used.
δέρω dérō · G1194 · to strike, to beat, to whip: δέρω refers to beating or thrashing, often more severe than ῥαπίζω but sharing the core sense of physical striking; it can substitute in contexts describing corporal punishment or violent treatment.

In the other Testament 1 word

סָפַק çâphaq · H5606 · to strike (one's) hands (together), to clap hands (with someone): סָפַק specifically refers to striking with the hand (clapping or slapping), closely matching the sense of ῥαπίζω as slapping with the open hand.

Semantic domains 1 entry

To slap, to hit, to whip, to beat19.4: The verb describes striking someone, typically with an open hand. Jesus teaches, “whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Matthew 5:39).

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ῥαπίζωrhapízō · G4474ῥάβδος rhábdos · G4464 · stick, rod, rule · 12×ῥάπισμα rhápisma · G4475 · to slap, to hit, to whip · 3×ῥαβδίζω rhabdízō · G4463 · to beat with a stick or rod · 2×ῥαβδοῦχος rhabdoûchos · G4465 · policeman · 2×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future ῥαπίσω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32f)); 1 aorist ἐρράπισα and (so L T Tr WH) ἐραπισα (see…

future ῥαπίσω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32f)); 1 aorist ἐρράπισα and (so L T Tr WH) ἐραπισα (see Rho); (from ῤαπίς a rod);
1. to smite with a rod or staff (Xenophanes in (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 36; Herodotus, Demosthenes, Polybius, Plutarch, others).
2. "to smite in the face with the palm of the hand, to box the ear: τινα, Mt 26:67 (where it is distinguished from κολαφίζω (A. V. buffet); for Suidas says ῥαπισαι. πατάσσειν τήν γνάθον ἁπλῆ τῇ χειρί not with the fist; hence, the Vulg. renders itpalmas in faciem ei dederunt; (A. V. marginal reading (R. V. marginal reading) adopt sense 1 above)); τινα ἐπί (L T Tr text WH εἰς) τήν σιαγόνα, Mt 5:39 (Hos 11:4). Cf. Fischer, De vitiis Lexicons, etc., p. 61ff; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 175; (Schmidt, Syn., chapter 113, 10; Field, Otium Norv. pars iii., p. 71).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Hit, Strike2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0