to beat up

Greek Verb

δέρω [in LXX: Lev.1:6, 2Ch.29:34; 35:11 (פָּשַׁט hi.)*;] 1) to skin, flay. 2) (of. Eng. slang, hide) to beat, thrash: with accusative, Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, 5, Luk.20:10, 11 22:63, Jhn.18:23, Act.5:40 16:37 22:19; ὡς ἀέρα δέρων, 1Co.9:26; εἰς πρόσωπου δ, 2Co.11:20. Pass, Mrk.13:9, Luk.12:47, 48 (δαρήσεται πολλάς, ὀλίγας, Sc. πληγάς). (AS)

to beat up

Greek Verb

δέρω [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also δείρω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἔδερον [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect δέρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future δερῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔδειρα [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, see. {ἀναδέρω}:—passive, future δᾰρήσομαι [NT+2nd c.AD+]aorist ἐδάρην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle δαρθείς [Refs 4th c.BC+]perfect δέδαρμαι (see. below):— skin, flay, of animals, δ. βοῦς [Refs 8th c.BC+] 'flog a dead horse', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀσκὸς δεδάρθαι to have one's skin flayed off, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; δερῶ σε θύλακον κλοπῆς I will make a thief's purse of your skin, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'first catch your hare, then cook it', [Refs]; ἀέρα δέρειν 'plough the sands', [Refs] 2) Anatomy texts, separate by avulsion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) colloquially, cudgel, thrash, δέδοκταί μοι δέρεσθαι καὶ δέρειν δι᾽ ἡμέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'spare the rod and spoil the child', [Refs 4th c.BC+]: metaphorically, εἰς πρόσωπόν τινα δ. [NT]. (Cf. Lithuanian derù 'flay', Sanskrit dṛṇā´ti 'split'.)

Greek

Verb

properly, to flay, i.e. (by implication) to scourge, or (by analogy) to thrash; beat, smite; a primary verb;