πλήσσω (plήssō) — to hit / to strike / to beat

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: πλήσσω; aor.pass.; ἐπλήγην

Related lemmas: ἐκπλήσσομαι · ἐπιπλήσσω · πληγή

Sense 1: to hit, to strike, to beat

Semantic entry: 19.1

Semantic domains: Physical Impact

Subdomains: Hit, Strike

Definition: to strike or hit an object, one or more times

Notes: In OET REV 8:12 the emphasis seems to be upon the damage caused to the sun rather than the actual fact of a blow, but the use of πλήσσω seems to indicate that the damage is the result of some type of blow.

Show passage in OET: REV 8:12

OET-RV REV 8:12

12 Then the fourth messenger blew his trumpet and a third of the sun and the moon were struck and the sun didn’t shine for a third of the day, nor the moon for a third of the night. One third of the stars were struck and went dark.

OET-LV REV 8:12

12 And the fourth messenger trumpeted, and was _struck the third of _the sun, and the third of _the moon, and the third of _the stars, in _order _that may _be _darkened the third of _them, and the day not may _appear for _the third of _it, and the night likewise.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πλήσσω

Form 1

Sense 1: to hit, to strike, to beat