To beat up
δέρωStrong’s G1194derō
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Derō is the Greek word usually translated “beating”, “having beaten” and “beat”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.”
Meaning
Usually translated “beating”, “having beaten” and “beat”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beating 4
- having beaten 4
- they beat 2
- will be beaten with 2
- you will be beaten 1
- strike you 1
- strikes 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 5
- Mark 3
- Acts 3
- Matthew 1
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
- Mark 12:5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
- Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
- Luke 12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
- Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
- Luke 20:10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Greek dictionary
δέρω derō · to beat up
δέρω [in LXX: Lev.1:6, 2Ch.29:34; 35:11 (פָּשַׁט hi.)* ;] 1. to skin, flay. 2. (of. Eng. slang, hide) to beat, thrash: with accusative, Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, 5, Luk.20:10, 11 22:63, Jhn.18:23, Act.5:40 16:37 22:19; ὡς ἀέρα δέρων, 1Co.9:26; εἰς πρόσωπου δ., 2Co.11:20. Pass., Mrk.13:9, Luk.12:47, 48 (δαρήσεται πολλάς, ὀλίγας, Sc. πληγάς).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “beating” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BE'ATING, participle present
tense Laying on blows; striking; dashing against; conquering; pounding; sailing against the direction of the wind; etc.
All definitions and other forms of “beating”
BE'ATING,noun
The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.