4463. rhabdizó

Berean Strong's Lexicon

rhabdizó: To beat with a rod, to scourge

Original Word: ῥαβδίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: rhabdizó
Pronunciation: hrab-DID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (hrab-did'-zo)
Definition: To beat with a rod, to scourge
Meaning: I beat with rods, scourge.

Word Origin: Derived from ῥάβδος (rhabdos), meaning "rod" or "staff."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of beating or striking with a rod is מַטֶּה (matteh), Strong's Hebrew 4294, which can mean "staff" or "rod."

Usage: The verb "rhabdizó" refers to the act of beating or striking with a rod or staff. In the context of the New Testament, it is often associated with punishment or discipline, reflecting a form of corporal punishment that was common in ancient times.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, corporal punishment was a standard method of discipline and correction. The use of rods for punishment was prevalent in both Jewish and Roman societies. In Jewish tradition, the rod was a symbol of authority and correction, as seen in Proverbs 13:24, "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently." In Roman culture, scourging was a legal penalty often administered before crucifixion or as a standalone punishment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rhabdos
Definition
to beat with a rod
NASB Translation
beaten with rods (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4463: ῤαβδίζω

ῤαβδίζω; 1 aorist passive ἐρραβδίσθην, and (so L T Tr WH) ἐραβδίσθην (see Rho); (ῤάβδος); to beat with rods: Acts 16:22; 2 Corinthians 11:25. (Judges 6:11; Ruth 2:17; Aristophanes, Diodorus, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

beat with rods.

From rhabdos; to strike with a stick, i.e. Bastinado -- beat (with rods).

see GREEK rhabdos

Forms and Transliterations

εράβδιζε εραβδισθην ἐραβδίσθην ερράβδισεν ερραβδίσθην ραβδιζειν ραβδίζειν ῥαβδίζειν erabdisthen erabdisthēn erabdísthen erabdísthēn rabdizein rhabdizein rhabdízein

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 16:22 V-PNA
GRK: ἱμάτια ἐκέλευον ῥαβδίζειν
NAS: them and proceeded to order [them] to be beaten with rods.
KJV: clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
INT: garments commanded to beat [them] with rods

2 Corinthians 11:25 V-AIP-1S
GRK: τρὶς ἐραβδίσθην ἅπαξ ἐλιθάσθην
NAS: times I was beaten with rods, once
KJV: Thrice was I beaten with rods, once
INT: three times I was beaten with rods once I was stoned

Strong's Greek 4463
2 Occurrences

ἐραβδίσθην — 1 Occ.
ῥαβδίζειν — 1 Occ.