ὑπωπιάζω hupōpiazō · G5299
to wear out
ὑπωπιάζω; (ὑπώπιον, (a) the part of the face below the eyes; (b) a blow on the face), ; to strike under the eye, give a black eye: ; metaphorically, ; (a) of persistent annoyance (RV, wear out), Luk.18:6; (b) of severe self-discipline (R, txt. buffet, mg. bruise), 1Co.9:27 (see Field, Notes, 71, 174).†; ὑπο-πιάζω, ; later form of ὑποπιέζω, to press slightly; metaphorically, ; to repress: 1Co.9:27 T.7 for ὑπωπιάζω, which see†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπωπι-άζω, ; strike one under the eye, give him a black eye:—passive, have a black eye, ὑπωπιασμέναι []; II metaphorically, bruise, mortify, []; also, annoy greatly, wear out, τινα []
Where it's used 2 times
Luke 18:5 · 1 Corinthians 9:27
Source: TBESG G5299; TFLSJ G5299
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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