verb
pataxamō
Strong’sG3960
I strike
stem patax-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πατάσσω,
[in LXX chiefly and very freq. for נכה hi., also for נגף, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3960 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpat-as'-so
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
Fromprobably prolongation from G3817;
King Jamessmite, strike.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect imperfect πάτασσον Refs 8th c.BC+: future -άξωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐπάταξα Refs 6th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ἐπατάχθην Refs 2nd c.AD+: future παταχθήσομαι Refs 2nd c.AD+perfect πεπάταγμαι (ἐκ-) Refs 8th c.BC+: Attic dialect and Refsfuture and aorist active (τύπτω and πλήσσω being used in other tenses):
I intransitive in Refs 8th c.BC+, beat, knock, θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι πάτασσεν Refs 8th c.BC+
II with accusative of the thing set in motion, strike, smite, [ξίφος] πάταξον εἰς ἄκρον πόδα Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς κίονα νῶτον π. Refs 5th c.BC+ the man who struck the blow, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a deadly blow, ἐὰν λίθος.. ἢ σίδηρος πατάξῃ Refs; sting, of a bee, Refs; of lightning, strike, Arist. [prev. cited]; π. τινὰ δορί Refs 5th c.BC+, see at {θύρα}:—passive, ὁ μηρὸς πατασσέσθω Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.b smite, slaughter, LXX: simply, kill,LXX
II.c afflict, visit, πατάξαι σε Κύριος παραπληξίᾳLXX+2nd c.AD+
II.2 metaphorically, ἄτῃ πατάξαι θυμόν Refs 5th c.BC+; πόθος καρδίαν π. Refs 5th c.BC+; πατάξω.. μεγάλοις ποτηρίοις Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pataxamiΠατάξω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | strike | 2× |
| pataxaniπατάξομεν | will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural | strike | 1× |
| pataxataἐπάταξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | struck | 2× |
| pataxateiaπατάξῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | strike down | 1× |
| pataxaraπατάξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | strike | 1× |
| pataxarantosπατάξας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | struck | 3× |
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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pataxamō | pataxame | pataxami2×Πατάξω | pataxama | pataxamē | pataxamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pataxasō | pataxase | pataxasi | pataxasa | pataxasē | pataxaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pataxatō | pataxate | pataxati | pataxata2×ἐπάταξεν | pataxatē | pataxatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pataxanō | pataxane | pataxani1×πατάξομεν | pataxana | pataxanē | pataxanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pataxavō | pataxave | pataxavi | pataxava | pataxavē | pataxavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pataxalō | pataxale | pataxali | pataxala | pataxalē | pataxalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pataxameiō | pataxameia | pataxameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pataxaseiō | pataxaseia | pataxaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pataxateiō | pataxateia1×πατάξῃ | pataxateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pataxaneiō | pataxaneia | pataxaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pataxaveiō | pataxaveia | pataxaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pataxaleiō | pataxaleia | pataxaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pataxasōr | pataxasar | pataxasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pataxatōr | pataxatar | pataxatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pataxavōr | pataxavar | pataxavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pataxalōr | pataxalar | pataxalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pataxamoiō | pataxamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pataxasoiō | pataxasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pataxatoiō | pataxatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pataxanoiō | pataxanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pataxavoiō | pataxavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pataxaloiō | pataxaloia |
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 | pataxarō | pataxari | pataxara1×πατάξαι | pataxarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pataxarōntos | pataxarintos | pataxarantos3×πατάξας | pataxarēntos |
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
patax 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
pataxami“strike”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
Matthew 26:31… en ta nukta houta, grafotē gar; Pataxami ton poimenon, kai diaskorpizili teim probateim …… For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of …
Mark 14:27… Iēsus hoti Pantois skandalizivi, hoti grafotē; Pataxami ton poimenon, kai teim probateim diaskorpizili.… for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will …
pataxani“strike”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural1×
Luke 22:49… auton tem erintem legala; Kurior, ei pataxani en machaira?… happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
pataxata“struck”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 22:50kai pataxata henos tinos ek autoiu tou archierevou …And one of them struck the servant of the high priest …
Acts 12:23parachrēma de pataxata auton angelos kuriou anti heiu ouk …… God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms …
pataxateia“strike down”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 19:15… ekporeuotō romfaias oxuas, hina en auta pataxateia teim ethneim, kai autos poimanati autoin …… a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule …
pataxara“strike”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 11:6… hudeiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai pataxara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis …… the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of …
pataxarantos“struck”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Matthew 26:51… cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai pataxarantos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou …… Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest …
Acts 7:24… amuneta kai poiata ekdikēsian to kataponorōnto pataxarantos ton Aiguption.… his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
Acts 12:7“struck”… kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; pataxarantos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egerata …… and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains …