"to beat, strike, smite, Mt. 24:49; 27:30; to beat the breast, as expressive of grief or strong emotion, Lk. 18:13; 23:48; in NT met. to wound or shock the conscience of any one, 1 Cor. 8:12; from the Hebrew, to smite with evil, punish, Acts 23:3"
Definition and meaning
to beat, strike, smite, Mt. 24:49; 27:30; to beat the breast, as expressive of grief or strong emotion, Lk. 18:13; 23:48; in NT met. to wound or shock the conscience of any one, 1 Cor. 8:12; from the Hebrew, to smite with evil, punish, Acts 23:3
In the original Greek the word is written: τύπτω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of typto (G5180) across the King James Bible.
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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Common questions
Strong's G5180 (typto) is a Greek word that means: to beat, strike, smite, Mt. 24:49; 27:30; to beat the breast, as expressive of grief or strong emotion, Lk. 18:13; 23:48; in NT met. to wound or shock the conscience of any one, 1 Cor. 8:12; from the ... It appears 13 times in the King James Bible.
The word typto (G5180) appears 13 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5180 is typto, a Greek word defined as: to beat, strike, smite, Mt. 24:49; 27:30; to beat the breast, as expressive of grief or strong emotion, Lk. 18:13; 23:48; in NT met. to wound or shock. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
typto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.