- Original: δέρω - Transliteration: Dero - Phonetic: der'-o - Definition: 1. to flay, skin 2. to beat, thrash, smite - Origin: a root word - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; properly to flay that is (by implication) to scourge or (by analogy) to thrash: - beat smite. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • beat, 1 Act 22:19 • beaten, 2 Act 5:40; Act 16:37 • beateth, 1 1 Corinthians 9:26 • smite, 1 2 Corinthians 11:20 • smote, 1 Luke 22:63