Paio denotes delivering a blow, whether with a sword, against a person, or in a scorpion’s attack.

The attested uses describe an act of hitting: sword-bearers cut off a slave’s ear in John 18:10 and Mark 14:47, unidentified assailants are challenged in Luke 22:64 and Matthew 26:68, and a scorpion attacks a human in Revelation 9:5.

1. Delivering a physical blow · dominant

   In John 18:10 and Mark 14:47, the aorist active indicative form occurs in the action of a sword-bearer cutting off the high priest’s slave’s ear; the APB renders the action “struck.” In Luke 22:64 and Matthew 26:68, the aorist active participle identifies the person who hit Jesus, while Revelation 9:5 uses the aorist active subjunctive for a scorpion’s attack on a human; the APB likewise renders these clauses with “struck” or “strikes.”

   John 18:10Mark 14:47Luke 22:64Matthew 26:68Revelation 9:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the action as “struck” in the sword and assault scenes and “strikes” in the scorpion comparison. These renderings confirm the clauses’ physical-attack setting rather than establish separate meanings.