Lexical Definition
παίω paíō (pah'-yo) to strike G:V
a primary verb
smite, strike.
- to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than τύπτω)
- specially, to sting (as a scorpion)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἔπαισεν | he struck | John.18.10 |
| struck | Mark.14.47 | |
| παίων | hitting | LXX.Isa.14.6 |
| παίω | I smite | LXX.Exod.12.13 |
| παίσῃ | it may strike | Rev.9.5 |
| παίση | smite | LXX.1Sam.26.10 |
| παίσασ | having struck | Matt.26.68 • Luke.22.64 |
| παίσαντα | one hitting | LXX.2Sam.14.7 |
| παίοντοσ | one hitting | LXX.Isa.14.29 |
| παίοντι | hitting | LXX.Josh.20.9 • LXX.Lam.3.30 |
| πέπαικε | Saul has smitten | LXX.1Sam.13.4 |
| πέπαικάσ | you have hit | LXX.Num.22.28 |
| έπαισεν | he smites | LXX.Job.4.19 |
| hit | LXX.2Sam.14.6 • LXX.2Sam.20.10 | |
| smote | LXX.Judg.14.19 • LXX.2Kgs.25.21 • LXX.Jer.5.6 | |
| έπαισε | he hit | LXX.Dan.8.7 |
| he smites | LXX.Job.5.18 | |
| smote | LXX.1Kgs.16.16 • LXX.Job.2.7 | |
| έπαισασ | you smite | LXX.Jer.14.19 |
| you smote me | LXX.Job.10.8 | |
| έπαισαν | hit | LXX.2Kgs.9.15 |
| έπαισέ | he smote | LXX.Job.16.10 |
| έπαισά | I smote | LXX.Jer.30.14 |
Abbott-Smith
παίω, [in LXX chiefly for נכה hi.;]
to strike, smite: with the hand or fist, Mt 26:68, Lk 22:64; with a sword, Mk 14:47, Jo 18:10; of a reptile, to sting: Re 9:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 26:68 |
| Mark | 14:47 |
| Luke | 22:64 |
| John | 18:10 |
| Revelation | 9:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
παίω,
Boeotian dialect πήω Hdn.Gr.2.949; Attic dialect 2nd pers. singular imperative παῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices: future παίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔπαισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πέπαικα [LXX+5th c.BC+]:—middle, imperfect ἐπαιόμην [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἐπαισάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἐπαίσθην [Refs 4th c.BC+]perfect πέπαισμαι (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but the passive tenses were mainly supplied by πλήσσω (παίσαντές τε καὶ πληγέντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and ἐπάταξα (from πατάσσω) was generally used as aorist:—poet. Verb (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+], strike, smite, whether with the hand, or with a rod or other weapon, σκυτάλοισί τινας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παῖε πᾶς strike home!, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παισάτω πᾶς (παῖς codices), παῖ δή, παῖ δή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν ἔπαισέν τις (i.e. πληγήν) ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἅλμην, of rowers, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, ἐπαίσατο τὸν μηρόν he smote his thigh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, παιομένους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πὺξ παιόμενος, opposed to ἐγχειριδίῳ πληγείς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b rarely of missiles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ παιόμενα τοῖς κεραυνοῖς [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of atoms, παίονται καὶ παίουσι τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον [Refs]
__2 with accusative instrumenti, drive, dash one thing against another, ναῦς ἐν νηῒ στόλον ἔπαισε struck its beak against.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 drive away, τοὺς σφῆκας ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 of sexual intercourse, [Refs]
__5 hit hard in speaking, π. στρογγύλοις τοῖς ῥήμασιν [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__6 metaphorically, quench one's thirst, διψῶντα.. ὄξει παίειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, strike, dash against or upon, λόγοι παίουσ᾽ εἰκῇ πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λανθάνει στήλην ἄκραν παίσας, of a charioteer, [Refs 5th c.BC+], cf. Latin pavio, pavimentum.)
__III devour, παίειν ἐφ᾽ ἁλὶ τὴν μάδδαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; perhaps to be read in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: it has been doubted whether this is the same word as παίω [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.22.28