κολαφίζω

κολαφίζω — kolaphízō

κολαφίζω; 1 aorist ἐκολαφισα; present passive κολαφίζομαι; (κόλαφος a fist, and this from κολάπτω to peck, strike); to strike with the fist, give one a blow with the fist (Terence, colaphum infringo, Quintfl. col. duco) (A. V. to buffet): τινα, Mat 26:67; Mar 14:65; as a specific term for a general, equivalent to to maltreat, treat with violence and contumely, 2Co 12:7; present passive, 1Co 4:11; 1Pe 2:20. (Elsewhere only in ecclesiastical writings.) The word is fully discussed by Fischer, De vitiis lexamples N. T. etc., p. 67ff; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 175f.