patassō · strike

What it means

patassō (πατάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “strike”.

Hit; strike down.

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. To deal a heavy blow, by hand or sword, that wounds or kills.

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

How it is translated

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

• strike ×3
• striking ×3
• I will strike ×2
• struck ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 26:31

  Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away because of me on this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

• Matthew 26:51

  And look, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.

• Mark 14:27

  And Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

• Luke 22:49

  And when those around him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

• Luke 22:50

  And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

• Acts 7:24

  And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

• Acts 12:7

  And look, an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and striking Peter’s side he woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

• Acts 12:23

  And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God; and becoming eaten by worms, he breathed his last.

• Revelation 11:6

  These have the authority to shut the sky, so that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they want.

• Revelation 19:15

  And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.