"a striker, one apt to strike; a quarrelsome, violent person, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7*"
Definition and meaning
a striker, one apt to strike; a quarrelsome, violent person, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7*
In the original Greek the word is written: πλήκτης
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of plektes (G4131) across the King James Bible.
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
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Common questions
Strong's G4131 (plektes) is a Greek word that means: a striker, one apt to strike; a quarrelsome, violent person, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word plektes (G4131) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4131 is plektes, a Greek word defined as: a striker, one apt to strike; a quarrelsome, violent person, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
plektes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.