Biblical Greek

greek #2852 - κολαφίζω kolaphizó (to strike with the fist)

Original Word:	κολαφίζω
Transliteration:	kolaphizó
Definition:	to strike with the fist
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(kol-af-id'-zo)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

buffet, strike, treat roughly

From a derivative of the base of kolazo; to rap with the fist -- buffet.

see GREEK kolazo

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 2852: κολαφίζω

κολαφίζω; 1 aorist ἐκολαφισα; present passive κολαφίζομαι; (κόλαφος a fist, and this from κολάπτω to peck, strike); to strike with the fist, give one a blow with the fist (Terence, colaphum infringo, Quintfl. col. duco) (A. V. to buffet): τινα, Matthew 26:67; Mark 14:65; as a specific term for a general, equivalent to to maltreat, treat with violence and contumely,2 Corinthians 12:7; present passive, 1 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Peter 2:20. (Elsewhere only in ecclesiastical writings.) The word is fully discussed by Fischer, De vitiis lexamples N. T. etc., p. 67ff; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 175f.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 2852. κολαφίζω (kolaphizó) — 5 Occurrences

Matthew 26:67 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκολάφισαν αὐτόν οἱ
NAS: in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others
KJV: face, and buffeted him; and
INT: of him and struck him others

Mark 14:65 - V-PNA
GRK:πρόσωπον καὶ κολαφίζειν αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say
KJV: face, and to buffet him, and
INT: face and to strike him and

1 Corinthians 4:11 - V-PIM/P-1P
GRK:γυμνιτεύομεν καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν
NAS: and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless;
KJV: and are buffeted, and
INT: are naked and are struck and wander without a home

2 Corinthians 12:7 - V-PSA-3S
GRK:ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ ἵνα μὴ
NAS: of Satan to torment me -- to keep
KJV: of Satan to buffet me, lest
INT: that me he might torment that not

1 Peter 2:20 - V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK:ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε ἀλλ'
NAS: when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure
KJV: when ye be buffeted for your faults,
INT: sinning and being struck you endure it but

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