Harshly treated (2852) (kolaphizo from kolaphos = the knuckles or a closed fist and kolapto = to strike) means to beat or strike with the fist. To strike with clenched hand. Figuratively it means to cause harm, treat roughly or harshly (1Cor 4:11).
Kolaphizo is in the present tense indicating continuous action, signifying that it was the habit of the "crooked" masters to "continually pummel" their slaves, the slave's only offense being that they had lived Christ-like lives which were used by the Holy Spirit to convict the harsh taskmasters of sin.
Kolaphizo is used in (Mt 26:67; Mk 14:65) to describe the beating of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ by the frenzied Jewish mob!
Matthew 26:67 Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,
Mark 14:65 And some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.
1 Corinthians 4:11 To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless;
2 Corinthians 12:7 And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me-- to keep me from exalting myself!
1 Peter 2:20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
The prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 52:14) paints a vivid picture of our Lord's condition after the being beaten (kolaphizo in Mt 26:67, Mk 14:65). The literal rendering of this verse (Isaiah 52:14) according to Hebrew scholars is
So marred from the form of man was His aspect that His appearance was not that of a Son of man,”
In other words, Isaiah is saying He was so marred that He almost did not even appear to be human! Peter may have been comparing the beating slaves often received with that which our Lord experienced and in the next verse he begins to describe His example to motivate his readers.
YOU ENDURE IT WITH PATIENCE: hupomeneite (2PFAI): (Click Torrey's Topic "Patience")
Be the first to react on this!
Greek Word Studies ( - )
Read freely Greek Word Studies from the Austin Precept text commentary of the Bible in text and pdf format. Precept Austin is an online free dynamic bible commentary similar to wikipedia with updated content and many links to excellent biblical resources around the world. You can browse the entire collection of Commentaries by Verse on the Precept Austin website.We have been "bought with a price" to be "ambassadors for Christ" and our "salvation is nearer to us than when we believed" so let us "cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" "so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming." (1Cor 6:20, 2Cor 5:20, Ro 13:11, 2Cor 7:1, 1Jn 2:28)