Tympanízō — G5178
G5178 · Greek — τυμπανίζω
Pronunciation: toom-pan-id'-zo
Definition
verb
to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death
- to beat the drum or timbrel
- to torture with the tympanum, an instrument of punishment
Usually translated as
torture
Origin
from a derivative of G5180 (meaning a drum, "tympanum")
Occurrences
Tympanízō occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (1)
- Hebrews 11:35 — Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured (ἐτυμπανίσθησαν), not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Strong's Lexicon — T