Patássō — G3960

G3960 · Greek — πατάσσω

Pronunciation: pat-as'-so

Definition

verb

to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)

  1. to strike gently
  2. to strike, smite
  3. by a use solely biblical, to smite down, cut down, to kill, slay

Usually translated as

smite, strike

Origin

probably prolongation from G3817

Occurrences

Patássō occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Luke (2), Acts (3), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P