παίωpaíō
GreekG38175 occurrences (KJV)
to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180 (τύπτω)); specially, to sting (as a scorpion)
KJV renders it: smite, strike
Where it appears
- Matt 26:68saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
- Mark 14:47But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
- Luke 22:64Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?”
- John 18:10Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
- Rev 9:5They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.