rhapizo denotes striking someone on the cheek or face in the two attested passages.

The two occurrences show physical striking directed at a person’s cheek or face: one describes an act carried out against him, and the other frames such a strike in an instruction about response.

1. Strike a person on the cheek or face · dominant

   In Matthew 26:67, the aorist active plural form occurs as people act against him after spitting in his face; the APB renders the verse with “others slapped him.” In Matthew 5:39, the present active singular form describes whoever strikes someone on the right cheek; the APB renders the clause “whoever strikes you on the right cheek.”

   Matthew 26:67Matthew 5:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “slapped him” in Matthew 26:67 and “strikes you on the right cheek” in Matthew 5:39. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate meanings.