- Original: πλήσσω - Transliteration: Plesso - Phonetic: place'-so - Definition: 1. to strike, smite - Origin: apparently another form of G4111 (through the idea of flattening out) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Apparently another form of G4111 (through the idea of flattening out); to pound that is (figuratively) to inflict with (calamity): - smite. Compare G5180 . Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • smitten, 1 Revelation 8:12