Quick Definition
λακτίζω v. I kick
Strong's Definition
from adverb lax (heelwise); to recalcitrate
KJV Usage: kick
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb
39.19 · Hostility, Strife · Resistance
Collocation: πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζω
to hurt oneself by reacting against a person or command (an idiom, literally: to kick against the goad) to react against authority in such a way as to cause harm or suffering to oneself
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
λακτίζω laktizō 1x
to kick, Acts 26:14*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* λακτίζω
(< λάξ, with the foot),
to kick: Ac 26:14.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
λακτίζω. With the use of this verb in Ac 2614 cf. BGU III. 10077 (iii/B.C.) τ]ὴν θύραν μου ἐλάκτιζον Tots ποσίν. See also Herodas vii. 118 Bots ὁ λακτίσας ὑμᾶς, ‘it was an ox that kicked you,’’ with reference to a kick from a clumsy, illfitting shoe. The subst. is found in P Amh II, 1411° (a.p. 350) γρόνθοις τε Kal λακτί[σήμασιν, ‘with their fists and heels’’ (Edd.): cf. P Gen I. 5627 (A.D. 346) τὴν πλευρὰν πάσχω λάκτιμα λαβών.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
λακτίζω (laktizō) — to kick. λακτίζω, perfect λελάκτῐκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—kick with the heel or foot, λ. ποσὶ γαῖαν, of a defeated boxer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φλὸξ αἰθέρα λακτίζοισα καπνῷ flames lashing heaven with smoke, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει my heart 'knocks at my ribs' for fear, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸν πεσόντα λακτίσαι trample on the fallen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λ. βωμὸν εἰς ἀφάνειαν trample on the altar so as utterly to destroy it, [Refs]; τὴν θύραν λ. kick at the door, Ar.[same place]; λ. ἀλλήλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of horses, λ. τὸ λυποῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βοῦς ὁ λακτίσας ὑμᾶς, of a clumsy-footed person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—middle in active sense, [Refs]
2. absolutely, kick, struggle, [Refs]; of horses, [Refs 5th c.BC+], kick against the pricks, [NT+5th c.BC+]