ΚΟΛΑΒΡΙΣΘΕΙΗΣΑΝ, κολαβρισθειησαν
KOLABRISTHEIĒSAN, kolabristheiēsan
Sounds Like: koh-lah-bree-STHEH-ee-san
Translations: may they be struck, may they be buffeted, may they be beaten, may they be slapped
From the root: ΚΟΛΑΒΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of being struck, buffeted, or beaten, often with the hand or fist. It implies a forceful and possibly humiliating physical assault. It is used here in a wish or prayer, indicating a desire for someone to suffer such an action.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Aorist, Passive, Optative
Strong’s number: G2852 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 39:9
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 5:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΑΒΡΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΟΛΑΒΡΙΖΩ — to strike with the fist, to buffet, to slap, to beat, to maltreat
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