Quick Definition
πλήκτης, ου, ὁ n.m. a contentious person
Strong's Definition
from 4141; a smiter, i.e. pugnacious (quarrelsome)
KJV Usage: striker
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πλήκτης, -ου, ὅ, (πλήσσω), (Vulgate percussor), [A. V. striker], bruiser, ready with a blow; a pugnacious, con tentious, quarrelsome person: 1 Tim. iii. 3; Tit. i 7. (Plut. Marcell. 1; Pyrrh. 30; Crass. 9; Fab. 19; Diog. Laért. 6, 38; al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πλήκτης plēktēs 2x
a striker, one apt to strike; a quarrelsome, violent person, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** πλήκτης, -ου, ὁ
(< πλήσσω), [in Sm.: Ps 34 (35):15*;]
a striker, brawler: I Ti 3:3, Tit 1:7 (Arist., Plut., al.).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πλήκτης (plēktēs) — bully. πλήκ-της, ου, ὁ, striker, brawler, [NT+5th c.BC+]; violent, fierce, ἄνδρες π. καὶ μάχιμοι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of wine, π. καὶ ὀξύς [Refs]; of the sun, [Refs]
