Strong G1194δέρω
to beat up
- Transliteration
- derō
- Pronunciation
- der'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
A primary verb; properly to flay that is (by implication) to scourge or (by analogy) to thrash: - beat smite.
Detailed definition
δέρω
[in LXX: Lev.1:6, 2Ch.29:34; 35:11 (פָּשַׁט hi.)*;]
1. to skin, flay.
2. (of. Eng. slang, hide) to beat, thrash: with accusative, Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, 5, Luk.20:10, 11 22:63, Jhn.18:23, Act.5:40 16:37 22:19; ὡς ἀέρα δέρων, 1Co.9:26; εἰς πρόσωπου δ., 2Co.11:20. Pass., Mrk.13:9, Luk.12:47, 48 (δαρήσεται πολλάς, ὀλίγας, Sc. πληγάς).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Lev.1:6, 2Ch.29:34; 35:11 (פָּשַׁט hi.)*;]
1. to skin, flay.
2. (of. Eng. slang, hide) to beat, thrash: with accusative, Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, 5, Luk.20:10, 11 22:63, Jhn.18:23, Act.5:40 16:37 22:19; ὡς ἀέρα δέρων, 1Co.9:26; εἰς πρόσωπου δ., 2Co.11:20. Pass., Mrk.13:9, Luk.12:47, 48 (δαρήσεται πολλάς, ὀλίγας, Sc. πληγάς).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1194 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beat6
- beaten5
- beateth1
- smite1
- smote1
- thou1
First verses
- Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
- Mark 12:3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
- Mark 12:5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
- Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
- Luke 12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
- Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
- Luke 20:10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
- Luke 20:11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
- Luke 22:63And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
- John 18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
- Acts 5:40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
- Acts 16:37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
- Acts 22:19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
- 1 Corinthians 9:26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
- 2 Corinthians 11:20For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δέρω
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 485, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 285c, etc.)]:—also δείρω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.39, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 442, “Av.” 365, 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 361)]: imperfect ἔδερον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.167)], Epic dialect δέρον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.61)]: future δερῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 370)]: aorist ἔδειρα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.422, (ἀπ-) 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.25, (ἐκ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 616a:)] —middle, see. {ἀναδέρω}:—passive, future δᾰρήσομαι [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Mark.13.9, “POxy.” 653b (2nd c.AD):)]aorist ἐδάρην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 422, (ἀπ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.5.9, (ἐκ-) 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.26)]; participle δαρθείς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Nicochares Comicus 8:)]perfect δέδαρμαι (see. below):— skin, flay, of animals, δ. βοῦς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.167: proverbial, κύνα δ. δεδαρμένην)] 'flog a dead horse', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 179)]; ἀσκὸς δεδάρθαι to have one's skin flayed off, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 33.7)]; δερῶ σε θύλακον κλοπῆς I will make a thief's purse of your skin, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 370: proverbial, πρὶν ἐσφάχθαι δέρεις)] 'first catch your hare, then cook it', [Refs (12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1792.45)]; ἀέρα δέρειν 'plough the sands', [Refs ([prev. author] 1215.50, 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]
2 Anatomy texts, separate by avulsion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herophilus Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.349.)]
II colloquially, cudgel, thrash, δέδοκταί μοι δέρεσθαι καὶ δέρειν δι᾽ ἡμέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 485, compare “Nu.” 442, “POxy.” [prev. cited] (2nd c.AD, _passive_): proverbial, ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται)] 'spare the rod and spoil the child', [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus [same place], compare “SIG” 1109.91 (2nd c.AD))]: metaphorically, εἰς πρόσωπόν τινα δ. [NT (NT.2Cor.11.20)]. (Cf. Lithuanian derù 'flay', Sanskrit dṛṇā´ti 'split'.)
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 485, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 285c, etc.)]:—also δείρω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.39, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 442, “Av.” 365, 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 361)]: imperfect ἔδερον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.167)], Epic dialect δέρον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.61)]: future δερῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 370)]: aorist ἔδειρα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.422, (ἀπ-) 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.25, (ἐκ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 616a:)] —middle, see. {ἀναδέρω}:—passive, future δᾰρήσομαι [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Mark.13.9, “POxy.” 653b (2nd c.AD):)]aorist ἐδάρην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 422, (ἀπ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.5.9, (ἐκ-) 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.26)]; participle δαρθείς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Nicochares Comicus 8:)]perfect δέδαρμαι (see. below):— skin, flay, of animals, δ. βοῦς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.167: proverbial, κύνα δ. δεδαρμένην)] 'flog a dead horse', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 179)]; ἀσκὸς δεδάρθαι to have one's skin flayed off, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 33.7)]; δερῶ σε θύλακον κλοπῆς I will make a thief's purse of your skin, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 370: proverbial, πρὶν ἐσφάχθαι δέρεις)] 'first catch your hare, then cook it', [Refs (12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1792.45)]; ἀέρα δέρειν 'plough the sands', [Refs ([prev. author] 1215.50, 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]
2 Anatomy texts, separate by avulsion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herophilus Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.349.)]
II colloquially, cudgel, thrash, δέδοκταί μοι δέρεσθαι καὶ δέρειν δι᾽ ἡμέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 485, compare “Nu.” 442, “POxy.” [prev. cited] (2nd c.AD, _passive_): proverbial, ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται)] 'spare the rod and spoil the child', [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus [same place], compare “SIG” 1109.91 (2nd c.AD))]: metaphorically, εἰς πρόσωπόν τινα δ. [NT (NT.2Cor.11.20)]. (Cf. Lithuanian derù 'flay', Sanskrit dṛṇā´ti 'split'.)