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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4141. πλήσσω (pléssó) -- To strike, smite</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4141.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/5-23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4141.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4141</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4140.htm" title="4140">◄</a> 4141. pléssó <a href="../greek/4142.htm" title="4142">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pléssó: To strike, smite</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πλήσσω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pléssó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>PLAY-so<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(place'-so)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To strike, smite<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I strike, smite.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H5221 נָכָה (nakah) – to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill<p> - H5060 נָגַע (naga) – to touch, reach, strike<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "pléssó" primarily means to strike or smite. It is used in the context of physical striking or metaphorically to describe a sudden impact or affliction. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of divine judgment or punishment, where God or an angel acts to smite or afflict individuals or groups as a consequence of sin or disobedience.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the concept of being struck or smitten was often associated with divine retribution or judgment. The Greeks and other ancient cultures believed that gods could directly intervene in human affairs, often through acts of smiting or striking as a form of punishment or correction. This understanding is reflected in the biblical narrative, where God’s power and authority are demonstrated through acts of judgment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to strike<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>struck (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4141: πλήσσω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πλήσσω</span></span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πληγή</span></span> (<span class="greek2">πέλαγος</span>), Latin<span class="latin">plango, plaga</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 367): 2 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἐπλήγην</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">הִכָּה</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πατάσσω</span></span>, at the beginning); <span class="accented">to strike, to smite</span>: passive (of the heavenly bodies smitten by God that they may be deprived of light and shrouded in darkness), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἐκπλήσσω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπιπλήσσω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>smite, strike. <p>Apparently another form of <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a> (through the idea of flattening out); to pound, i.e. (figuratively) to inflict with (calamity) -- smite. Compare <a href="/greek/5180.htm">tupto</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5180.htm">tupto</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επληγη επλήγη ἐπλήγη επλήγην επλήγησαν έπληξαν πεπληγότος πεπληγύια πεπληγύιαν πεπληγώς πληγείς πληγέντες πληγήσεται πληγήτε πληνθείας πλήνθου πλήξατε πλήξει πλινθεία πλινθείας πλινθεύσωμεν πλινθίου πλίνθοι πλίνθοις πλίνθον πλίνθος πλίνθου πλινθουργίαν πλινθουργίας πλίνθους eplege eplēgē eplḗge eplḗgē<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐσάλπισεν καὶ <b>ἐπλήγη</b> τὸ τρίτον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the stars <span class="itali">were struck,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the sun <span class="itali">was smitten,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sounded [his] trumpet and <span class="itali">was struck</span> a third<p><b><a href="/greek/4141.htm">Strong's Greek 4141</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4141.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eple_ge__4141.htm">ἐπλήγη — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4140.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4140"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4140" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4142.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4142"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4142" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>