παίω
paiō
“to strike”
Definition
to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180 (τύπτω)); specially, to sting (as a scorpion)
a primary verb;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
παίω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
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