Strong's #3817: paio (pronounced pah'-yo)

a primary verb; to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than 5180); specially, to sting (as a scorpion):--smite, strike.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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paiō

1) to strike, smite

2) to sting (to strike or wound with a sting)

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a primary verb; to hit (as if by a single blow and less violently than G5180)

Usage:

This word is used 5 times:

 

Matthew 26:68: "thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?"
Mark 14:47: "of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and"
Luke 22:64: "Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?"
John 18:10: "drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and"
Revelation 9:5: "was the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."