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G2979 λακτίζω (laktízō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I kick

Strong's Definition

to recalcitrate

Derivation: from adverb (heelwise);

KJV Usage: kick

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

λακτίζω; (from adverb λάξ, with the heel); (fr. Homer down); to kick, strike with the heel: Act_26:14, and Rec. in ; see κέντρον, 2.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

λακτίζω laktizō 1x to kick, Act_26:14

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* λακτίζω ( < λάξ , with the foot ), to kick: Act_26:14 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

λακτίζω [page 368] With the use of this verb in Act_26:14 cf. BGU III. 1007 .7 (iii/B.C.) τ ]ὴν θύραν μου ἐλάκτιζον τοῖς ποσίν . See also Herodas vii. 118 βοῦς ὁ λακτίσας ὑμᾶς , it was an ox that kicked you, with reference to a kick from a clumsy, ill-fitting shoe. The subst. is found in P Amh II. 141 .10 (A.D. 350) γρόνθοις τε καὶ λακτί [σ ]μασιν , with their fists and heels (Edd.) : cf. P Gen I. 56 .27 (A.D. 346) τὴν πλευρὰν πάσχω λάκτιμα λαβών .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

λακτίζω [Etym: λάξ] "to kick with the heel or foot, kick at, spurn", Od. ; φλὸξ αἰθέρα λακτίζοισα flames "lashing" heaven, Pind. ; κραδία φόβωι φρένα λακτίζει my heart ""knocks at" my ribs" for fear, Aesch. ; τὸν πεσόντα λακτίσαι "to trample on" the fallen, id=Aesch. ; τὴν θύραν λ. "to kick at" the door, Ar. :—Pass., ὑπὸ ἵππου λακτισθείς Xen. absol. "to kick, struggle", of one dying, Od. : proverb., λ. πρὸς κέντρα "to kick" against the pricks, Pind. , Aesch. , etc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

λακτίζω (λάξ, with the foot), to kick: Act.26:14.† (AS)

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