verb
patassamō
Greekπατάσσω (patassō)
Strong’sG3960
I strike
stem patass-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| patassamiΠατάξω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | strike | 2× |
| patassaniπατάξομεν | will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural | strike | 1× |
| patassataἐπάταξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | struck | 2× |
| patassateiaπατάξῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | strike down | 1× |
| patassaraπατάξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | strike | 1× |
| patassaratosπατάξας | 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 | patassamō | patassame | patassami2×Πατάξω | patassama | patassamē | patassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | patassasō | patassase | patassasi | patassasa | patassasē | patassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patassatō | patassate | patassati | patassata2×ἐπάταξεν | patassatē | patassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | patassanō | patassane | patassani1×πατάξομεν | patassana | patassanē | patassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | patassavō | patassave | patassavi | patassava | patassavē | patassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | patassalō | patassale | patassali | patassala | patassalē | patassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patassameiō | patassameia | patassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | patassaseiō | patassaseia | patassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patassateiō | patassateia1×πατάξῃ | patassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | patassaneiō | patassaneia | patassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | patassaveiō | patassaveia | patassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | patassaleiō | patassaleia | patassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | patassasōr | patassasar | patassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patassatōr | patassatar | patassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | patassavōr | patassavar | patassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | patassalōr | patassalar | patassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patassamoiō | patassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | patassasoiō | patassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patassatoiō | patassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | patassanoiō | patassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | patassavoiō | patassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | patassaloiō | patassaloia |
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 | patassarō | patassari | patassara1×πατάξαι | patassarē |
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 | patassarōtos | patassaritos | patassaratos3×πατάξας | patassarētos |
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
patass 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
patassami“strike”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
Matthew 26:31“strike”Tote legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Pantois vis skandalizivi en mi en ta nuxa houta, grafitē gar; Patassami ton poimēnon, kai diaskorpizili teim probateim tau poimnau;Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
Mark 14:27“strike”Kai legatō autoi tos Iēsus hoti Pantois skandalizivi, hoti grafitē; Patassami ton poimēnon, kai teim probateim diaskorpizili.Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
patassani“strike”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural1×
Luke 22:49“strike”horaratois de tois peri auton tem eritem legala; Kurior, ei patassani en machaira?Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
patassata“struck”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 22:50“struck”kai patassata henos tinos ek autoiu tou archierevou ton doulon kai afairata tem ouem autou tem dexem.And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
Acts 12:23“struck … down”parachrēma de patassata auton angelos kuriou anti heiu ouk dōata tan doxan to theo, kai gineratos skōlēkobrōtos ekpsuchata.Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
patassateia“strike down”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 19:15“strike down”kai ek teu stomeu autou ekporeuetō romfaias oxuas, hina en auta patassateia teim ethneim, kai autos poimainati autoin en rabda sidēroua; kai autos patatō tan lēnan tou oinou tou thumou tau orgau tou theou tou pantokratōrou.And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
patassara“strike”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 11:6“strike”houtois echalō tan exousian kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai exousian echalō epi teiu hudōreiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai patassara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
patassaratos“struck”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Matthew 26:51“struck”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Acts 7:24“striking down”kai horaratos tinon adikirōton amuneta kai poiata ekdikēsian to kataponirōto patassaratos ton Aiguption.And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
Acts 12:7“struck”kai idou angelos kuriou efistanata, kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; patassaratos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egeirata auton legarōtos; Anistanasar en tache; kai ekpiptala autou tais halusiais ek taiu cheiraiu.Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.