verb
kolafizamō
Greekκολαφίζω (kolafizō)
Strong’sG2852
I strike with the fist, maltreat
stem kolafiz-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κολαφίζω
(< κόλαφος = Att., κόνδυλοι, the knuckles, the closed fist),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2852 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkol-af-id'-zo
to rap with the fist
Fromfrom a derivative of the base of G2849;
King Jamesbuffet.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kolafizinōκολαφιζόμεθα | happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural | roughly treated | 1× |
| kolafizalaἐκολάφισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | struck | 1× |
| kolafizateiōκολαφίζῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | torment | 1× |
| kolafizarōκολαφίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | beat | 1× |
| kolafizirōtoisκολαφιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | beaten | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizamō | kolafizame | kolafizami | kolafizama | kolafizamē | kolafizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizasō | kolafizase | kolafizasi | kolafizasa | kolafizasē | kolafizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizatō | kolafizate | kolafizati | kolafizata | kolafizatē | kolafizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizanō | kolafizane | kolafizani | kolafizana | kolafizanē | kolafizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizavō | kolafizave | kolafizavi | kolafizava | kolafizavē | kolafizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizalō | kolafizale | kolafizali | kolafizala1×ἐκολάφισαν | kolafizalē | kolafizalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizimō | kolafizime | kolafizimi | kolafizima | kolafizimē | kolafizimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizisō | kolafizise | kolafizisi | kolafizisa | kolafizisē | kolafiziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizitō | kolafizite | kolafiziti | kolafizita | kolafizitē | kolafizitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizinō1×κολαφιζόμεθα | kolafizine | kolafizini | kolafizina | kolafizinē | kolafizinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizivō | kolafizive | kolafizivi | kolafiziva | kolafizivē | kolafizivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizilō | kolafizile | kolafizili | kolafizila | kolafizilē | kolafizilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizameiō | kolafizameia | kolafizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizaseiō | kolafizaseia | kolafizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizateiō1×κολαφίζῃ | kolafizateia | kolafizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizaneiō | kolafizaneia | kolafizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizaveiō | kolafizaveia | kolafizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizaleiō | kolafizaleia | kolafizaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizimeiō | kolafizimeia | kolafizimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafiziseiō | kolafiziseia | kolafiziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafiziteiō | kolafiziteia | kolafiziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizineiō | kolafizineia | kolafizineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafiziveiō | kolafiziveia | kolafiziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizileiō | kolafizileia | kolafizileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizasōr | kolafizasar | kolafizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizatōr | kolafizatar | kolafizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizavōr | kolafizavar | kolafizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizalōr | kolafizalar | kolafizalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizisōr | kolafizisar | kolafizisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizitōr | kolafizitar | kolafizitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizivōr | kolafizivar | kolafizivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizilōr | kolafizilar | kolafizilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizamoiō | kolafizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizasoiō | kolafizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizatoiō | kolafizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizanoiō | kolafizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizavoiō | kolafizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafizaloiō | kolafizaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolafizimoiō | kolafizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolafizisoiō | kolafizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolafizitoiō | kolafizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolafizinoiō | kolafizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolafizivoiō | kolafizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolafiziloiō | kolafiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kolafizarō1×κολαφίζειν | kolafizari | kolafizara | kolafizarē |
| acted on passive voice | kolafizirō | kolafiziri | kolafizira | kolafizirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kolafizarōtos | kolafizaritos | kolafizaratos | kolafizarētos |
| acted on passive voice | kolafizirōtos1× | kolafiziritos | kolafiziratos | kolafizirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kolafiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
kolafizinō“roughly treated”happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:11“roughly treated”achri tau arti hōrau kai peinanō kai dipsanō kai gumniteuanō kai kolafizinō kai astatanōTo this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
kolafizala“struck”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 26:67“struck”tote emptuala eis tem prosōpem autou kai kolafizala auton, tois de rapizalaThen they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
kolafizateiō“torment”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:7“torment”kai ta huperbola taiu apokalupsiaiu. dio hina mē huperairimeiō, dōita mi skolopsos ta sarxa, angelos Satanaou, hina min kolafizateiō, hina mē huperairimeiō.or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
kolafizarō“beat”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 14:65“beat”kai archela tinois emptuarō auto kai perikaluptarō autou tem prosōpem kai kolafizarō auton kai legarō auto; Profēteuasar, kai tois hupēretois rapismei auton lambala.Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
kolafizirōtois“beaten”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 2:20“beaten”poiem gar kleem ei hamartarōtois kai kolafizirōtois hupomenavi? alla ei agathopoiarōtois kai pascharōtois hupomenavi, houtem charias para theo.How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.