Laktízō — G2979

Definition

verb

to recalcitrate

1. to kick, strike with the heel

Usually translated as

kick

Origin

from adverb láx (heelwise)

Occurrences

Laktízō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2)

• Acts 9:5 — And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick (λακτίζειν) against the pricks.
• Acts 26:14 — And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick (λακτίζειν) against the pricks.