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G4131 πλήκτης (plḗktēs)
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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

noun, m. | -ου

88.137 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Act Harshly

bully, violent person a person who is pugnacious and demanding

1TI 3:3 · TIT 1:7

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]

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