G3960 - πατάσσω - patássō - pat-as'-so - Smite
Original: πατάσσω
Transliteration: patássō
Phonetic: pat-as'-so
Short Definition: Smite
- Original:
- Definition:
1. to strike gently: as a part or a member of the body
2. to stroke, smite: with the sword, to afflict, to visit with evils, etc. as with a deadly disease
3. to smite down, cut down, to kill, slay
- Origin: probably prolongation from G3817 - TDNT entry: 20:39,8 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Probably a prolongation from G3817; to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally): - smite strike. Compare G5180.