To slap
ῥαπίζωStrong’s G4474rhapizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhapizō is the Greek word usually translated “strike” and “slapped”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Meaning
Usually translated “strike” and “slapped”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- strike 1
- slapped 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ῥαπίζω rhapizō · to slap
ῥαπίζω (ῥαπίς, a rod), [in LXX: Jdg.16:25, Heb.11:4, I Est.4:11 * ;] 1. prop., to strike with a rod. 2. In late writers, to strike (the face) with the palm of the hand: Mat.26:67; with accusative of person(s), before εἰς τ. σιαγόνα, Mat.5:39 (cf. Field, Notes, 40, 105).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “slap” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLAP, noun
[Latin alapa and schloppus.]
A blow given with the open hand, or with something broad.
All definitions and other forms of “slap”
SLAP, verb transitive
To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
SLAP, adverb
With a sudden and violent blow.
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.