GREEK · G21341
χθύπτης
chthuptēs — knock
knock
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Knock
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5307
נָפַל
na.phal — to fall: fall
: fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall
352 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5219
ὑπακούω
hupakouō — to obey
ὑπακούω [in LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע ;] to listen, attend, hence, (a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat., Xen., al.): Act.12:13; (b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt., Thuc., al.): absol., Php.2:12; with inf., Heb.11:8; with dative of person(s) (Plat., al.; but more frequently with genitive), Mat.8:27, Mrk.1:27 4:41, Luk.8:25 17:6, Rom.6:16, Eph.6:1, 5, Col.3:20, 22, Heb.5:9, 1Pe.3:6; with dative of thing(s), Act.6:7, Rom.6:12 10:16, 2Th.1:8 3:14; before εἰς (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l), Rom.6:17.† (AS)
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5362
נָקַף
na.qaph — to strike
1) to strike, strike off 1a) (Piel) to strike off skin Aramaic equivalent: ne.qash (נְקַשׁ "to knock" H5368)
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2925
κρούω
krouō — to knock
Κρούω [in LXX: before ἐπί Jdg.19:22, Sng.5:2 (דָּפַק) ;] with, accusative, τ. αὐλαίαν, Jdth.14:14 * ;] to strike, knock: at a door (Κόπτειν, in Att..), Mat.7:7-8, Luk.11:9-10 12:36, Act.12:16, Rev.3:20; with accusative, τ. θύραν, Luk.13:25, Act.12:13.† (AS)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5367
נָקַשׁ
na.qash — to snare
1) to knock, strike, bring down 1a) (Qal) to strike down 1b) (Niphal) to be thrust after, be impelled 1c) (Piel) to strike at, take aim at 1d) (Hithpael) to be struck 2) (CLBL) to ensnare 2a) (Qal) to ensnare 2b) (Niphal) to be ensnared 2c) (Piel) to lay snares 2d) (Hithpael) to lay snares
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1849
דָּפַק
da.phaq — to beat
1) to beat, knock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat, drive severely 1a2) to knock 1b) (Hithpael) to beat violently
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דׇּפְקָה
doph.qah — Dophkah
§ Dophkah = "knocking" a stopping place during Israel's wilderness wandering
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5368
נְקַשׁ
ne.qash — to knock
(P'al) to knock (of knees) Aramaic of na.qaph (נָקַף "to strike" H5362A)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7029
ἐγκρούω
egkrouō — to hammer in
1. to knock or hammer in , (Aristophanes Comicus): to strike , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. to dance , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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ἐκκρούω
ekkrouō — to knock back
1. to knock out , τι ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to drive back, repulse , (Thucydides): metaphorically to frustrate one of a thing, with genitive, (Plutarch) 3. to hiss an actor off the stage, explodere , (Demosthenes Orator) 4. to put off, adjourn by evasions , (Demosthenes Orator); ἐκκρ. τοὺς λόγους to baffle by putting off, elude , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7309
ἐξελαύνω
exelaunō — to launch an expedition
1. occurs in (Homer):—; to drive out from , ἄντρου ἐξήλασε μῆλα (Odyssey by Homer); absolute to drive afield , of a shepherd, (Odyssey by Homer):—;especially to drive out or expel from a place, (Odyssey by Homer), etc. 2. to drive out horses or chariots, (Iliad by Homer): Mid. to drive out one's horses, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); so, ἐξελαύνειν στρατόν to lead out an army, (Herdotus Historicus): hence 3. intransitive to march out , (Herdotus Historicus): to drive or ride out , (Thucydides) 4. to knock out , (Odyssey by Homer) 5. to beat out metals, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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κροτέω
kroteō — to clap
1. to make to rattle , of horses, ὄχεα κροτέοντες rattling them along , (Iliad by Homer) 2. to knock, strike, smite , (Herdotus Historicus); κροτεῖν τὰς χεῖρας or τὼ χεῖρε to clap the hands, (Herdotus Historicus): absolute to clap, applaud , (Xenophon Historicus), etc. 3. of a smith, to hammer or weld together , (Plato Philosophus):—;Pass. to be wrought by the hammer ; metaphorically, ἐξ ἀπάτας κεκροταμένος one mass of trickery, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 4. intransitive to make a rattling noise , (Aristotle Philosopher) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9799
ψοφέω
psopheō — to stamp
1. to make an inarticulate noise, to sound, make a noise , (Euripides); ψοφεῖ λάλον τι sounds chatter-like , as if it were tested like a pot, to see if it were cracked, (Aristophanes Comicus); ὥσπερ κύμβαλον ψοφεῖ (Xenophon Historicus) 2. with accusative, ψοφεῖν τὰς θύρας to knock at the door inside, to shew that some one was coming out, Menand.:—;also of the door (intransitive), εἰ αἱ θύραι νύκτωρ ψοφοῖεν, i. e. if they were heard to open , (Lysias Orator) (ML)
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“Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without and call to the owner to come forth (Deut. 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (Acts 12:13, 16), and the three men sent to Joppa by Cornelius made inquiry and ‘stood before the gate’ (10:17, 18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance.” Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matt. 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Rev. 3:20).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.