δέρω
derō
to beat up
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data, the Greek word δέρω (derō) means "to beat up." This verb indicates physical violence or aggressive treatment, implying a severe and possibly brutal action. Its various occurrences in the Bible indicate that it can describe a range of events, from actual physical confrontations to the effects of such actions. The 15 instances of δέρω in the Bible show a wide range of usage, including accounts of violence, punishment, and emotional distress. The word's significance in these contexts suggests that physical aggression and its consequences are significant themes in the Biblical narrative. Despite its focus on physical violence, δέρω highlights the consequences of aggression, which can be just as destructive as the initial act itself. This verb provides insight into the Biblical authors' understanding of violence, highlighting its far-reaching effects on individuals and communities.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Mark 12:3They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
Mark 12:5Again he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.
Mark 13:9But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
Luke 12:47That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
Luke 12:48but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
Luke 20:10At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luke 20:11He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Luke 22:63The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him.
John 18:23Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?”
Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 16:37But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
Acts 22:19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
1 Corinthians 9:26I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
2 Corinthians 11:20For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face.