Strong’s G5299 · Greek
ὑπωπιάζω
hypōpiázō · hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo
Origin from a compound of ὑπό (G5259) and a derivative of ὀπτάνομαι (G3700);
Meaning to hit under the eye (buffet or disable an antagonist as a pugilist), i.e. (figuratively) to tease or annoy (into compliance), subdue (one's passions)
In the King James Version keep under, weary.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.