Know the Word.

Greek word

tympanízō

τυμπανίζω

What it means

to stretch on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to death

Where it comes from

from a derivative of týptō (τύπτω) (meaning a drum, "tympanum")

How the King James translates it

  • tortured1

Every place it appears 1

Hebrews11:35
tympanízō — Greek word meaning “to stretch on an instrument o”