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It is used in the New Testament to describe physical striking or hitting, often with the implication of causing harm or death. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a decisive action or judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, striking or smiting was a common form of punishment or retribution. It was often associated with authority and power, as those in positions of power had the ability to execute judgment or punishment. In the context of the New Testament, "patassó" reflects both literal and figurative actions, often associated with divine judgment or intervention.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to beat (of the heart), to strike<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>strike (2), strike down (3), striking down (1), struck (4).<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 3960: πατάσσω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πατάσσω</span></span>: future <span class="greek2">πατάξω</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐπάταξα</span>; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> times without number for <span class="hebrew">הִכָּה</span> (Hiphil of <span class="hebrew">נָכָה</span>, unused in Kal), also for <span class="hebrew">נָגַף</span>, etc.; (in <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> intransitive, <span class="accented">to beat,</span> of the heart; from <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others on used it transitively); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to strike</span> gently: <span class="greek2">τί</span> (as a part or a member of the body), <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to strike, smite</span>: absolutely, <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">μάχαιρα</span>, with the sword, <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-49.htm">Luke 22:49</a>; <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-51.htm">Matthew 26:51</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-50.htm">Luke 22:50</a>. by a use solely biblical, <span class="accented">to afflict; to visit with evils,</span> etc.: as with a deadly disease, <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a>; <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> with the dative of the thing, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Rev 19:15> (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-12.htm">Numbers 14:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>, etc.). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> by a use solely biblical, <span class="accented">to smite down, cut down, to kill, slay</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a> and <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-27.htm">Mark 14:27</a> (after <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a>); <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-24.htm">Acts 7:24</a>.<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>Probably prolongation from <a href="/greek/3817.htm">paio</a>; to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally) -- smite, strike. Compare <a href="/greek/5180.htm">tupto</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3817.htm">paio</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5180.htm">tupto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επάταξα επάταξά επατάξαμεν επάταξαν επάταξάν επάταξας επατάξατε επάταξε επαταξεν επάταξεν ἐπάταξεν παταξαι πατάξαι παταξάντα πατάξαντα πατάξαντας πατάξαντες πατάξαντι πατάξαντος παταξάντων παταξας πατάξας πατάξατε πατάξει πατάξεις πατάξετε παταξη πατάξη πατάξῃ πατάξης πατάξητε παταξομεν πατάξομεν πάταξον πατάξουσιν Παταξω Πατάξω πατάξωμεν πατάξωσι epataxen epátaxen pataxai patáxai pataxas patáxas pataxe pataxē patáxei patáxēi Pataxo Pataxō Patáxo Patáxō pataxomen patáxomen<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/matthew/26-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-FIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γέγραπται γάρ <b>Πατάξω</b> τὸν ποιμένα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for it is written, <span class="itali">I WILL STRIKE DOWN</span> THE SHEPHERD,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it is written, <span class="itali">I will smite</span> the shepherd,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it has been written indeed <span class="itali">I will strike</span> the shepherd<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-51.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:51</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ καὶ <b>πατάξας</b> τὸν δοῦλον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out his sword, <span class="itali">and struck</span> the slave<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">struck</span> a servant<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-51.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him and <span class="itali">having struck</span> the servant<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-FIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι γέγραπται <b>Πατάξω</b> τὸν ποιμένα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it is written, <span class="itali">I WILL STRIKE DOWN</span> THE SHEPHERD,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it is written, <span class="itali">I will smite</span> the shepherd,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for it has been written <span class="itali">I will strike</span> the shepherd<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:49</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-FIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Κύριε εἰ <b>πατάξομεν</b> ἐν μαχαίρῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Lord, <span class="itali">shall we strike</span> with the sword?<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Lord, <span class="itali">shall we smite</span> with the sword?<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lord if <span class="itali">will we strike</span> with [the] sword<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-50.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:50</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ <b>ἐπάταξεν</b> εἷς τις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And one <span class="itali">of them struck</span> the slave<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them <span class="itali">smote</span> the servant<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-50.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And <span class="itali">struck</span> one a certain<p><b><a href="/text/acts/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῷ καταπονουμένῳ <b>πατάξας</b> τὸν Αἰγύπτιον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the oppressed <span class="itali">by striking down</span> the Egyptian.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him that was oppressed, <span class="itali">and smote</span> the Egyptian:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the [one] being oppressed <span class="itali">having struck</span> the Egyptian<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῷ οἰκήματι <b>πατάξας</b> δὲ τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the cell; <span class="itali">and he struck</span> Peter's<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">he smote</span> Peter<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the building <span class="itali">having struck</span> moreover the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραχρῆμα δὲ <b>ἐπάταξεν</b> αὐτὸν ἄγγελος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Lord <span class="itali">struck</span> him because<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Lord <span class="itali">smote</span> him,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> immediately moreover <span class="itali">struck</span> him an angel<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αἷμα καὶ <b>πατάξαι</b> τὴν γῆν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them into blood, <span class="itali">and to strike</span> the earth<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> blood, and <span class="itali">to smite</span> the earth with all<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blood and <span class="itali">to strike</span> the earth<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-ASA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν αὐτῇ <b>πατάξῃ</b> τὰ ἔθνη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that with it He may strike down</span> the nations,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it <span class="itali">he should smite</span> the nations:<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with it <span class="itali">he might strike</span> the nations<p><b><a href="/greek/3960.htm">Strong's Greek 3960</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3960.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/epataxen_3960.htm">ἐπάταξεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pataxai_3960.htm">πατάξαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pataxas_3960.htm">πατάξας — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pataxe__3960.htm">πατάξῃ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pataxo__3960.htm">Πατάξω — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pataxomen_3960.htm">πατάξομεν — 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/3959.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3959"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3959" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3961.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3961"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3961" /></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>