Dictionary entry

κολαφίζω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

*† κολαφίζω

(< κόλαφος = Att., κόνδυλοι, the knuckles, the closed fist),

to strike with the fist, to buffet: Mt 26:67, Mk 14:65, II Co 12:7; pass., I Co 4:11, I Pe 2:20.†