Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 26:67

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 26:67 - 26:67

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 26:67 - 26:67

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67. κολαφίζειν, ‘to strike with clenched fist,’ from κόλαφος, late for Attic κονδυλίζειν (κόνδυλος). Cp. ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε, 1Pe 2:20. See also 1Co 4:11; 2Co 12:7.

ῥαπίζειν, from ῥαπίς, ‘a rod,’ ‘to strike with cudgels’ (Hdt. Xen. Dem. Polyb. al.), later, to strike with the flat of the hand.

For οἱ δὲ with οἱ μὲν of the first clause suppressed cp. οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν, ch. Mat 28:17.