King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3817
Transliteration: paiō
Phonetic Spelling: (pah'-yo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strike, to sting
Meaning: to strike, to sting
παίω: 1 aorist ἔπαισά; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for הִכָּה; to strike, smite: with the fists, Matthew 26:68 (cf. ῤαπίζω, 2); Luke 22:64; with a sword, Mark 14:47: John 18:10; to sting (to strike or wound with a sting), Revelation 9:5.
Word Summary
paiō: to strike, to sting
Original Word: παίωTransliteration: paiō
Phonetic Spelling: (pah'-yo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strike, to sting
Meaning: to strike, to sting
Strong's Concordance
smite, strike. A primary verb; to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than tupto); specially, to sting (as a scorpion) -- smite, strike.
see GREEK tupto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3817: παίωπαίω: 1 aorist ἔπαισά; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for הִכָּה; to strike, smite: with the fists, Matthew 26:68 (cf. ῤαπίζω, 2); Luke 22:64; with a sword, Mark 14:47: John 18:10; to sting (to strike or wound with a sting), Revelation 9:5.