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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: 3572. νύσσω (nussó) -- To pierce, to stab</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3572.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/acts/10-32.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/3572.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> > 3572</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/3571.htm" title="3571">◄</a> 3572. nussó <a href="../greek/3573.htm" title="3573">►</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">nussó: To pierce, to stab</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">νύσσω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nussó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>noos'-so<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(noos'-so)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To pierce, to stab<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I prick, pierce.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of piercing is "דָּקַר" (dakar), Strong's Hebrew 1856, which also means to pierce or thrust through.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "νύσσω" (nussó) means to pierce or stab, often with a sharp instrument. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of piercing, particularly in the context of inflicting a wound.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, piercing or stabbing was a common method of inflicting harm or death, often associated with warfare, execution, or sacrifice. The act of piercing held significant symbolic meaning, especially in Jewish and early Christian contexts, where it could signify suffering, sacrifice, or the fulfillment of prophecy.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to pierce<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pierced (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 3572: νύσσω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νύσσω</span></span> (<span class="greek2">νύττω</span>): 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἔνυξα</span>; <span class="accented">to strike</span> (?), <span class="accented">pierce; to pierce through, transfix</span>; often in <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> of severe or even deadly wounds given one; as, <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">μέν</span> <span class="greek2">ἔγχει</span> <span class="greek2">νυξ'</span> ... <span class="greek2">στυγερός</span> <span class="greek2">δ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἄρα</span> <span class="greek2">μίν</span> <span class="greek2">σκότος</span> <span class="greek2">ἑιλε</span>, Iliad 5, 45. 47; <span class="greek2">φθάσας</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκεῖνος</span> <span class="greek2">νυττει</span> <span class="greek2">κάτωθεν</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπό</span> <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">βουβωνα</span> <span class="greek2">δόρατι</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">παραχρῆμα</span> <span class="greek2">διεργάζεται</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 3, 7, 35; so <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">πλευράν</span> <span class="greek2">λόγχη</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a>, cf. <a href="/interlinear/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25, 27</a>. On the further use of the word cf. Fritzsche, Romans, ii., p. 559. (Compare: <span class="greek2">κατανύσσω</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>pierce. <p>Apparently a primary word; to prick ("nudge") -- pierce. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ένυξε ενυξεν ἔνυξεν νυσταγμάτων νυσταγμόν enuxen enyxen ényxen<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/27-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:49</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαβὼν λόγχην <b>ἔνυξεν</b> αὐτοῦ τὴν</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having taken a spear <span class="itali">pierced</span> of him the<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν πλευρὰν <b>ἔνυξεν</b> καὶ ἐξῆλθεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the soldiers <span class="itali">pierced</span> His side<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with a spear <span class="itali">pierced</span> his<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> side <span class="itali">pierced</span> and came out<p><b><a href="/greek/3572.htm">Strong's Greek 3572</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3572.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/enuxen_3572.htm">ἔνυξεν — 2 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/3571.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3571"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3571" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3573.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3573"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3573" /></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>