John 19:3:15John.19.3.W15TAB
ῥαπίσματα.
rhapismata
“slaps”
- Transliteration
- rha-PIS-ma-ta
- Extended
- rha-PIS-ma-ta
- IPA
- /rʰaˈpis.ma.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- slaps
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rha-PIS-ma-ta
- clause
KAI E-di-do-san au-TÔ rha-PIS-ma-ta
- sentence
KAI ÊR-khon-to PROS au-TON KAI E-le-gon KHAI-re ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN KAI E-di-do-san au-TÔ rha-PIS-ma-ta
Exegesis
The final clause with rhapsimata {ῥαπίσματα | rhap-ís-ma-ta} “slaps” specifies the kind of violence, emphasizing open-handed blows that humiliate as well as harm. In translation, the repeated “were coming,” “were saying,” and “were giving” in the formal rendering, and “kept approaching” and “kept slapping” in the dynamic rendering, aim to carry over the iterative force of the imperfects and the cumulative sense of derision directed at Jesus.
Root and etymology
rhapizōrho–alpha–pi–iota–zeta–omega
“to strike with the hand, to slap”
In context — John 19:3
And they were coming up to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews,” and they were giving Him blows .
About this coordinate
John 19:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:3, so the Greek word ῥαπίσματα. (rhapismata) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.19.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.3.W15.S1) and character.