Plēktēs πλήκτης
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| πλήκτης | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | plēktēs |
| Strong's number | G4131 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | bully |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Timothy (1) |
Plēktēs (Greek πλήκτης, Strong's G4131) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “bully”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πλήκτης, -ου, ὁ
(πλήσσω), [in Sm.: Psa.35:15 * ;]
a striker, brawler: 1Ti.3:3, Tit.1:7 (Arist., Plut., al.).†
(AS)
(πλήσσω), [in Sm.: Psa.35:15 * ;]
a striker, brawler: 1Ti.3:3, Tit.1:7 (Arist., Plut., al.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | striker (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | violent (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Plēktēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Titus
- Titus 1:7For 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;As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).