παίω paíō

Greek · Strong's G3817 · used 5 times in 5 verses

Meaning

to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180 (τύπτω)); specially, to sting (as a scorpion)

In the King James Version: smite, strike

Derivation: a primary verb;

Matthew 26:68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
Mark 14:47 And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Luke 22:64 They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
John 18:10 Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Revelation 9:5 The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.