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Strong's G3817 παίω (paio)

Paio means “smite” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3817 — leummim in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3817
Language Greek
Linked Usages 24
Books 17

Strong's G3817 Quick Answer

Strong's G3817 παίω (paio) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. paio (pai'-o) v. 1. to hit (as if by a single blow) 2. (specially) to sting (as a scorpion) It has 24 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include scorpion. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
paio (pai'-o) v. 1. to hit (as if by a single blow) 2. (specially) to sting (as a scorpion)
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
scorpion

Meaning and Definition

paio (pai'-o) v. 1. to hit (as if by a single blow) 2. (specially) to sting (as a scorpion) {less violently than G5180} [a primary verb] KJV: smite, strike Compare: G5180, G3960, G4474

Original Word
παίω
Transliteration
paio
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3817. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to strike

Usage: παίω [in LXX chiefly for נָכָה hi. ;] to strike, smite: with the hand or fist, Mat.26:68, Luk.22:64; with a sword, Mrk.14:47, Jhn.18:10; of a reptile, to sting: Rev.9:5.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3817 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render paio, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

scorpion Revelation 9:5

How Strong's G3817 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3817 (παίω) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3817 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3817 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 26:68 KJV

Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

Mark 14:47 KJV

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Luke 22:64 KJV

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

Strong's G3817 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 12:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And the blood shall be for a sign to you on the houses in which ye are, and I will see the blood, and will protect you, and there shall not be on you the plague of destruction, when I smite in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 22:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?

Joshua 20:9 Septuagint / Brenton

These were the cities selected for the sons of Israel, and for the stranger abiding among them, that every one who smites a soul unintentionally should flee thither, that he should not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he should stand before the congregation for judgment.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3817.

Exodus 12:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the blood shall be for a sign to you on the houses in which ye are, and I will see the blood, and will protect you, and there shall not be on you the plague of destruction, when I smite in the land of Egypt.
Numbers 22:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?
Joshua 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These were the cities selected for the sons of Israel, and for the stranger abiding among them, that every one who smites a soul unintentionally should flee thither, that he should not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he should stand before the congregation for judgment.
1 Kingdoms 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said, As the Lord lives, if the Lord smite him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be added to his fathers, do not so.
2 Kingdoms 6:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord was very angry with Uzzah; and God smote him there: and he died there by the ark of the Lord before God.
2 Kingdoms 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And moreover thy handmaid had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one smote the other his brother, and slew him.
2 Kingdoms 20:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Amasa observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
3 Kingdoms 16:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people heard in the army, saying, Zimri has conspired and smitten the king: and the people of Israel made Omri the captain of the host king in that day in the camp over Israel.
4 Kingdoms 25:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Babylon smote them and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away from his land.
Job 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the devil went out from the Lord, And smote Job with sore boils from his feet to his head.
Job 4:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, Of whom we also are formed of the same clay, He smites them like a moth.
Job 5:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: He smites, and his hands heal.
Job 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy hands have formed me and made me; Afterward thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
Job 16:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has attacked me with the keen glances of his eyes; With his sharp spear he has smitten me down upon my knees; And they have run upon me with one accord.
Isaiah 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Having smitten a nation in wrath, with an incurable plague, smiting a nation with a wrathful plague, which spared them not, he rested in quiet.
Isaiah 14:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice not, all ye Philistines, because the yoke of him that smote you is broken: for out of the seed of the serpent shall come forth the young of asps, and their young shall come forth flying serpents.
Jeremiah 5:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore has a lion out of the forest smitten them, and a wolf has destroyed them even to their houses, and a leopard has watched against their cities: all that go forth from them shall be hunted: for they have multiplied their ungodliness, they have strengthened themselves in their revoltings.
Lamentations 3:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He will give his cheek to him that smites him: He will be filled full with reproaches.
Daniel 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw him coming up close to the ram, and he was furiously enraged against him, and he smote the ram, and broke both his horns: and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him on the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Matthew 26:68 New Testament, KJV
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
Mark 14:47 New Testament, KJV
And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Luke 22:64 New Testament, KJV
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
John 18:10 New Testament, KJV
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
Revelation 9:5 New Testament, KJV
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3817, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G3817 FAQ

What does paio (παίω) mean?

Paio (Strong's G3817) is a Greek word most simply glossed "smite". paio (pai'-o) v. 1. to hit (as if by a single blow) 2. (specially) to sting (as a scorpion)

How many times is paio (παίω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's G3817 across 17 books.

Where can I study paio (παίω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3817 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate paio (παίω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as scorpion. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3817 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3817, with linked reader references where each row is available.