Slap
ῥάπισμαStrong’s G4475rhapisma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhapisma is the Greek word usually translated “palms”, “blow with the palm” and “blows with the palm”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.”
Meaning
Usually translated “palms”, “blow with the palm” and “blows with the palm”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- with the palms 1
- a blow with the palm 1
- blows with the palm 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ῥάπισμα rhapisma · slap
a stroke, a slap on the face , (Lucian) (ML)
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.