ἔδειραν
dérō
To skin or flay (remove the skin from something); by extension, to beat or strike, especially with a whip or rod, often implying violent treatment or punishment. In extended uses within the New Testament and Hellenistic literature, denotes physical assault or beating, particularly in judicial or extra-judicial contexts, with emphasis on the severity of the action.
Matthew 21:35 · Word #10
Lexicon G1194
| Lemma | δέρω |
| Transliteration | dérō |
| Strong's | G1194 |
| Definition | To skin or flay (remove the skin from something); by extension, to beat or strike, especially with a whip or rod, often implying violent treatment or punishment. In extended uses within the New Testament and Hellenistic literature, denotes physical assault or beating, particularly in judicial or extra-judicial contexts, with emphasis on the severity of the action. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δέρω |
| Strong's | G1194 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1194-08
they flayed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person plural, denotes a completed action performed by them. "They flayed" preserves the root sense of δερ– (to skin or strip the hide), while naturally extending to severe physical beating implied in the verb’s semantic development. |
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