ῥαπίσμασιν

rhápisma

with slaps

A blow, specifically a slap or strike delivered with the palm of the hand; in some contexts, any act of striking with an open hand, often used for humiliation or punishment. Semantic range can include both literal and figurative slapping or insulting blows.

G4475

Mark 14:65 · Word #21

Lexicon G4475

Lemmaῥάπισμα
Transliterationrhápisma
Strong'sG4475
DefinitionA blow, specifically a slap or strike delivered with the palm of the hand; in some contexts, any act of striking with an open hand, often used for humiliation or punishment. Semantic range can include both literal and figurative slapping or insulting blows.

Morphology N DAT N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasewith slaps
Literalwith-slaps

Lexical Info

Lemmaῥάπισμα
Strong'sG4475

SIBI-P1 Translation G4475-02

with open-hand slaps

Morphological NotesNoun, dative plural, neuter (Gr,N,,,,,DNP); denotes multiple instances of the act of slapping, functioning in the dative case (often instrumental or locative).
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes a slap or strike delivered with the palm of the hand. The dative neuter plural form is rendered instrumentally as "with open-hand slaps," preserving both the plurality and the force of the specific type of blow indicated by the root.

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