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τραυματίζω

traumatízō

G5135 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To inflict a physical wound, to cause injury by piercing or breaking tissue; in broader usage, to harm, injure, or damage (especially in reference to the body). In extended or metaphorical contexts, may suggest causing harm or damage more generally, but in Koine Greek typically retains the concrete sense of wounding or injuring.

Semantic Range

to inflict a wound, to injure physically, to damage or harm the body, to cause trauma

Root / Etymology

From the noun τραῦμα (wound, injury) with the verbalizing suffix -ίζω, forming a denominative verb meaning 'to wound.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

τραυματίζω first appears in classical Greek texts in medical or military contexts with the concrete sense of 'to inflict a wound' or 'to injure.' In later Koine Greek, including the Septuagint and New Testament (e.g., Luke 10:30), it continues to carry the primary meaning of inflicting a physical wound. The word almost always denotes literal, bodily injury and is rarely, if ever, used metaphorically in ancient sources. Although English translations may employ the general term 'wound' or render it as 'injure,' the Greek verb has a specific connotation of physical trauma. Cognate nouns include τραῦμα (wound) and τραυματίας (a wounded person). Distinct from παιδεύω ('to discipline') or βλάπτω ('to harm'), which have broader or different connotations.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from τραῦμα; to inflict a wound:--wound.

Root Family

τραυματίζω (traumatizō) — to wound, to injure, to cause bodily harm

Root τραυματ- to wound, to injure, to cause bodily harm

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G5135-02 τραυματίσαντες traumatisantes V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL having wounded having wounded having wounded 1
G5135-01 τετραυματισμένους tetraumatismenous V PRF PASS PTCP ACC M PL wounded having been wounded having been wounded 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G5135-02 Luke 20:12 τραυματίσαντες traumatisantes V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL having wounded having wounded having wounded
G5135-01 Acts 19:16 τετραυματισμένους tetraumatismenous V PRF PASS PTCP ACC M PL wounded having been wounded having been wounded
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