kolaphizō · beat with fists

What it means

kolaphizō (κολαφίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “beat with fists”.

Punch, beat with the fist.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Hit with fists, batter.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• are beaten ×2
• beat ×1
• strike ×1
• struck with their fists ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 26:67

  Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and some slapped him,

• Mark 14:65

  And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and to strike him and to say to him, “Prophesy!” And the attendants received him with blows.

• 1 Corinthians 4:11

  To this present hour we hunger and thirst and are poorly clothed and are beaten and have no fixed home,

• 2 Corinthians 12:7

  And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations —therefore, so that I would not become conceited, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to beat me— so that I would not become conceited.

• 1 Peter 2:20

  For what credit is there if, when you sin and are beaten, you endure it? But if when you do good and suffer you endure it, this is grace before God.