Plḗktēs (πλήκτης) means a striker, bully, pugnacious person. From plēssō (to strike). Appears in church leadership qualifications.
First Timothy 3:3 and Titus 1:7: overseers must be 'not violent, but gentle.' The contrast is epieikēs (gracious, considerate). Christian leadership is incompatible with domination and violence. This was radical in a Greco-Roman world where authority was exercised by force. Jesus modeled the alternative: 'I am gentle and humble in heart' (Matthew 11:29). A leader who bullies or intimidates is disqualified because Christ-shaped leadership looks like a servant, not a tyrant.