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Koine Greek wordlink #2587

SR GNT Mat 5:39 ῥαπίζει (ɽapizei) ‘but whoever you is slapping you on the right’ Strongs=44740 Lemma=rhapizō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Sermon_on_the_Mount Referred to from Word #2596

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Only use of identical word form ῥαπίζει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ῥαπίζει’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is slapping you’.

Mat 5:39 ‘but whoever you is slapping you on the right’ SR GNT Mat 5:39 word 13

OET-LV: 39 But I am _saying to _you _all, not to _resist against _the evil, but whoever is _slapping you you on the right cheek, of _you turn to _him also the other, (MAT_5:39)

OET-RV: 39 but I’m telling you not to resist those who want to hurt you. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your left cheek towards them, (MAT 5:39)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘rhapizō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘is slapping you’, ‘slapped him’.

Key: V=verb